HD 208741

HD 208741
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Octans
A
Right ascension 22h 03m 03.8227s
Declination −76° 07 06.453
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.93±0.01
B
Right ascension 22h 03m 12.9150s
Declination −76° 06 54.860
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.57
Characteristics
A
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F3 III
U−B color index +0.11
B−V color index +0.39
B
Spectral type K5
B−V color index +0.7
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8±1.1 km/s
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.96
A
Proper motion (μ) RA: +24.821 mas/yr
Dec.: −72.437 mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.4736±0.0383 mas
Distance210.8 ± 0.5 ly
(64.6 ± 0.2 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: +29.912 mas/yr
Dec.: −71.414 mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.5058 ± 0.0249 mas
Distance210.3 ± 0.3 ly
(64.5 ± 0.1 pc)
Details
A
Mass1.52±0.25 M
Radius2.6±0.1 R
Luminosity12.9 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.89 cgs
Temperature6,937±80 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.33 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)36 km/s
Age1.1±0.1 Gyr
Other designations
66 G. Octantis, CD−76°1113, CPD−76°1542, FK5 3760, GC 30788, HD 208741, HIP 108849, HR 8380, SAO 257993, WDS J22031-7607A
Database references
SIMBADA
B

HD 208741, also known as HR 8380, is a yellowish-white hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.91, making it faintly visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of 211 light years, and it is currently receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 8 km/s.

HD 208741 has a 10th magnitude K-type main-sequence companion separated by 34.8. Together, they make up a wide binary system designated collectively as CPD−76°1542. Sir John Herschel, the discoverer of the pair, noted the primary to be a probable spectroscopic binary.

This object has a stellar classification of F3 III, indicating that it is a slightly evolved F-type star. Gaia Data Release 3 models it to be a dwarf that is 81.3% through its main sequence lifetime. At present it has 1.52 times the mass of the Sun and a slightly enlarged radius of 2.6 R due to its evolved state. It radiates at 12.9 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,937 K. HD 208741 has a metallicity twice the Sun's, making it metal enriched. It is estimated to be 1.1 billion years old, and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 36 km/s.