HD 30856

HD 30856 / Mouhoun
Location of HD 30856 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 04h 50m 17.8614408264s
Declination −24° 22 07.833769068
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.911
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red-giant branch star
Spectral type K0III
B−V color index 0.961
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)35.71 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 18.469 mas/yr
Dec.: −19.837 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.5965±0.0179 mas
Distance429 ± 1 ly
(131.6 ± 0.3 pc)
Orbit
PrimaryHD 30856 A
CompanionHD 30856 B
Semi-major axis (a)0.786″
Details
HD 30856 A
Mass1.17 / 1.35 M
Radius4.40 R
Luminosity9.9±0.5 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.20 cgs
Temperature4895 / 4982 ± 44 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.06±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.85 km/s
HD 30856 B
Mass0.54±0.01 M
Surface gravity (log g)4.7 cgs
Temperature37004150 K
Other designations
CD−24 2616, Gaia DR3 4893980371818915456, HD 30856, HIP 22491, SAO 169805, TIC 612908, TYC 6466-1769-1, GSC 06466-01769, 2MASS J04501787-2422077
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 30856 (proper name Mouhoun) is a binary system between HD 30856 A (often simply HD 30856), a K-type giant star, and HD 30856 B, a red dwarf companion, located in the constellation of Eridanus about 430 light-years distant. A super-Jupiter exoplanet, HD 30856 b (proper name Nakanbé), is known to orbit the primary star.