HD 74156

HD 74156
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 08h 42m 25.12195s
Declination +04° 34 41.1457
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.614
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V
U−B color index  ?
B−V color index 0.581
V−R color index 0.4
R−I color index 0.2
Variable type “None”
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)3.90±0.13 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 24.666±0.025 mas/yr
Dec.: −200.238±0.019 mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.4242±0.0247 mas
Distance187.2 ± 0.3 ly
(57.39 ± 0.08 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+3.57 ± 0.15
Details
Mass1.24 M
Radius1.64 ± 0.19 R
Luminosity (bolometric)3.037 ± 0.485 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.4 ± 0.15 cgs
Temperature5960 ± 100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.13 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.3 km/s
Age3.7 ± 0.4 Gyr
Other designations
HIP 42723, SAO 117040, BD+05 2035, 2MASS J08422511+0434411
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 74156 is a yellow dwarf star (spectral type G0V) in the constellation of Hydra, 187 light years from the Solar System. It is known to be orbited by two giant planets.