R Apodis
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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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Constellation | Apus |
Right ascension | 14h 57m 52.98366s[1] |
Declination | −76° 39′ 45.5556″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.38 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K4 III |
U−B color index | 1.7 |
B−V color index | 1.45 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | -31.2 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -68.69[1] mas/yr Dec.: -15.71[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 8.71 ± 0.25[1] mas |
Distance | 370 ± 10 ly (115 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.22 ± 0.16[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.18 ± 0.20[2] M☉ |
Radius | 26.3 ± 2.6[2] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1000[citation needed] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.64 ± 0.11[2] cgs |
Temperature | 4,158[2] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.07[2] dex |
Age | 5.14 ± 2.43[2] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
R Apodis (R Aps) is a star in the constellation Apus.
R Apodis is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.38. It is approximately 370 light years from Earth. Although it carries the variable star designation R Apodis, it is now not thought[weasel words] to be a variable star.
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