HD 155035

HD 155035

A light curve for V854 Arae, plotted from Hipparcos data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 11m 38.68606s
Declination –48° 52 24.2049
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.92
Characteristics
Spectral type M1.5 III
B−V color index +1.82
Variable type LB
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 7.600 mas/yr
Dec.: –6.378 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.2444±0.0772 mas
Distance1,450 ± 50 ly
(450 ± 20 pc)
Details
Mass4.07 M
Radius172 R
Luminosity3,454 L
Temperature3,675 K
Other designations
V854 Arae, CD–48 11492, HD 155035, HIP 84105, HR 6374, SAO 227699, V854 Ara
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 155035 is a star in the constellation Ara, the Altar. It is located at a distance of approximately 1,450 light-years (450 parsecs) from Earth and has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.92, making it is faintly visible to the naked eye. This is a red giant star with a stellar classification of M1.5 III.

The Hipparcos data revealed that HD 155035 is a variable star. It was given its variable star designation, V854 Arae, in 1999. It's an irregular variable that changes brightness over an amplitude range of 0.12 magnitudes.