HD 201298

HD 201298
Location of HD 201298 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension 21h 08m 28.1388s
Declination +06° 59 21.6948
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.14
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch?
Spectral type M0 III
U−B color index +1.97
B−V color index +1.66
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)20 ± 2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.643 mas/yr
Dec.: +2.479 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.8646±0.0533 mas
Distance1,140 ± 20 ly
(349 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.57
Details
Mass1.83 M
Radius117 R
Luminosity1,648 L
Surface gravity (log g)0.413 cgs
Temperature3,732 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.5 ± 1 km/s
Other designations
12 G. Equueli, AG+06°2888, BD+06°4754, FK5 3692, GC 29548, HD 201298, HIP 104357, HR 8090, SAO 126566
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 201298 (HR 8090) is a solitary star located in the northern constellation Equuleus just next to 3 Equulei It has an apparent magnitude of 6.14, making it barely visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. The star is situated at a distance of 1,140 light years but is drifting away with a heliocentric radial velocity of 20 km/s.

HD 201298 has a stellar classification of M0 III, indicating that it is ageing M-type star that is probably on the red giant branch. As a result, it has expanded to 117 times the Sun's girth. At present it has 1.83 times the mass of the Sun and shines with a luminosity of 1,648 L from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,732 K, which gives it an orange glow. HD 201298 spins leisurely with a projected rotational velocity of 4.5±1 km/s, slightly faster than most giants.