HD 81040

HD 81040
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 09h 23m 47.08737s
Declination +20° 21 52.0349
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.73
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V
B−V color index 0.680±0.012
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+49.270±0.0017 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −151.265±0.045 mas/yr
Dec.: 35.708±0.036 mas/yr
Parallax (π)29.0635±0.0414 mas
Distance112.2 ± 0.2 ly
(34.41 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.12
Details
Mass0.962±0.040 M
Radius0.91+0.01
−0.03
 R
Luminosity0.838±0.018 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.48 cgs
Temperature5,753 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.06±0.03 dex
Rotation15.98 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.3 km/s
Age1.79+0.30
−0.26
 Gyr
Other designations
BD+20°2374, FK5 4836, GC 12951, HD 81040, HIP 46076, SAO 80800, PPM 99541
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 81040 is a star in the equatorial constellation of Leo. With an apparent visual magnitude of +7.73 it is too dim to be visible to the naked eye but can be viewed with a small telescope. The star is located at a distance of 112 light years from the Sun based on parallax. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +49 km/s, having come to within 48 light-years some 527,000 years ago.