HD 157819

HD 157819
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Ara
Right ascension	17h 28m 38.91416s
Declination	–55° 10′ 10.8720″
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.94
Characteristics
Spectral type	G8 II-III
B−V color index	+1.11
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	–12.6 ± 0.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +2.52 mas/yr ; Dec.: -8.92 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	3.31 ± 0.41 mas
Distance	approx. 1,000 ly ; (approx. 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	–2.9
Other designations
	HD 157819, HIP 85520, HR 6487, SAO 244770.
Database references
SIMBAD	data

HD 157819 is the Henry Draper Catalogue designation for a star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is faintly visible to the naked eye at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.94^[2] and is approximately 1,000 light-years (310 parsecs) distant from the Earth.^[1] The spectrum of this star fits a stellar classification of G8 II-III,^[3] indicating it is a G-type star that is somewhere between the giant and bright giant stages of its evolution.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
^ ^a ^b ^c Corben, P. M.; Stoy, R. H. (1968), "Photoelectric Magnitudes and Colours for Bright Southern Stars", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, 27: 11, Bibcode:1968MNSSA..27...11C.
^ ^a ^b Houk, Nancy (1979), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H.
^ Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065, S2CID 119231169.
^ Eggen, O. J. (August 1983), "The reddening, metal abundance, and luminosity of high-luminosity G-type stars", Astronomical Journal, 88: 1187–1198, Bibcode:1983AJ.....88.1187E, doi:10.1086/113409.
^ "HR 6487 -- Star in double system", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-08-04.

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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Ara
Right ascension	17^h 28^m 38.91416^s^[1]
Declination	–55° 10′ 10.8720″^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.94^[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	G8 II-III^[3]
B−V color index	+1.11^[2]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	–12.6 ± 0.4^[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +2.52^[1] mas/yr Dec.: -8.92^[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	3.31 ± 0.41 mas^[1]
Distance	approx. 1,000 ly (approx. 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	–2.9^[5]

Other designations
HD 157819, HIP 85520, HR 6487, SAO 244770.^[6]
Database references
SIMBAD	data