HIP 107773

HIP 107773
Location of HIP 107773 in Indus (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 50m 0.12s
Declination −64° 42 45.1
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.6
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Horizontal branch
Spectral type K0III
B−V color index 0.99
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.1701±0.1237 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.7032±0.0807 mas/yr
Dec.: −37.4432±0.0893 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.5919 mas
Distance343.9±2.6 ly
(105.5±0.8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.54
Details
Mass2.42±0.27 M
Radius11.6±1.4 R
Luminosity74.13+1.12
−1.15
 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.6±0.2 cgs
Temperature4945±100 K
Age>1 Gyr
Other designations
2MASS J21500013-6442451, FK5 3742, HD 207229, HR 8331, IRAS 21461-6456, PPM 365403, SAO 255080, TIC 406320735, TYC 9119-2234-1
Database references
SIMBADdata

HIP 107773 is a star located 344 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Indus. It is classified as a horizontal branch K-type giant star, having a spectral type K0III and a radius of 11.6 R. With an apparent magnitude of 5.6, the star can be faintly seen with the naked eye. It has an exoplanet, HIP 107773 b, a gas giant orbiting it at a distance of 0.72 astronomical units (108,000,000 km), about the same distance from Venus to the Sun.