HR 4699

HR 4699
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 12h 20m 55.71287s[1]
Declination –13° 33 56.6100[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.15
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)14.60 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –4.93 mas/yr
Dec.: +9.86 mas/yr
Parallax (π)16.21 ± 0.29[1] mas
Distance201 ± 4 ly
(62 ± 1 pc)
Details
Luminosity36.35[2] L
Temperature4948 K[2] K
Other designations
HD 107418, HIP 60221, SAO 157226.[3]

HR 4699 is a star in the constellation Corvus. Located around 201 light-years distant,[1] it is an orange giant of spectral type K0III that shines with around 36 times the luminosity of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 4948 K.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
  3. "HR 4699". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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