HD 76920
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Volans |
| Right ascension | 08h 55m 16.81719s |
| Declination | −67° 15′ 55.7009″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.82 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Red-giant branch star |
| Spectral type | K1 III |
| B−V color index | 1.11 |
| J−H color index | 0.537 |
| J−K color index | 0.693 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 20.09 ± 0.14 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 25.253 mas/yr Dec.: 25.659 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.4618±0.0187 mas |
| Distance | 597 ± 2 ly (183.1 ± 0.6 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.22±0.11 M☉ |
| Radius | 8.68±0.34 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 29.5+1.3 −1.0 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.648±0.037 cgs |
| Temperature | 4664±53 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.19±0.06 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.5±0.3 km/s |
| Age | 5.2±1.4 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| CD−66°659, CPD−66°943, Gaia DR2 5224124307320401024, HD 76920, HIP 43803, SAO 250379, PPM 357010, TIC 302372658, TYC 8939-1192-1, GSC 08939-01192, 2MASS J08551682-6715555 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 76920 is a solitary orange-hued star with an orbiting exoplanetary companion in the southern constellation of Volans, close to the border with Carina. With an apparent magnitude of 7.82, it is too faint to be seen by the naked eye from Earth but is readily observable through binoculars. It is located at a distance of 597 light-years (183 parsecs) according to Gaia EDR3 parallax measurements, and is moving away at a heliocentric radial velocity of 20.09 km/s.