HD 162020

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Stern
HD 162020
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Scorpio
Right ascension 17 h 50 m 38.4 s
declination -40 ° 19 ′ 6 ″
Apparent brightness 9.1 mag
Typing
Spectral class K3 V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (−27.2 ± 1.9) km / s
parallax (33.98 ± 1.31)  mas
distance (96 ± 4)  ly
(29 ± 1)  pc  
Visual absolute brightness M vis approx. +6.8 mag
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (+17.27 ± 2.20)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−26.84 ± 1.14)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions 0.75  M
Luminosity

0.25  L

Effective temperature (4830 ± 80)  K.
Metallicity [Fe / H] 0.01 ± 0.11
Other names
and catalog entries
Cordoba Survey CD −40 ° 11894
Henry Draper Catalog HD 162020 [1]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 87330 [2]
Tycho catalog TYC 7890-1378-1 [3]

HD 162020 is a star of spectral class K3 with an apparent magnitude of 9.1 mag, about 30 parsecs (100 light years ) away from Earth . The star has about three quarters of the mass of our sun .

The star is orbited by a low-mass spectroscopic companion, which could be a red dwarf or a brown dwarf. The object has a minimum mass of 14 Jupiter and an orbital period of 8.4 days.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. Pulkovo radial velocities for 35493 HIP stars
  3. a b c Hipparcos, the New Reduction (van Leeuwen, 2007)
  4. estimated based on apparent brightness and distance