| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h48m 22.97634s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 16′ 50.2096″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.74[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2.5 V[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.60[3] |
| B−V color index | +0.89[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −10.41±0.15[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 755.561[1] mas/yr Dec.: −1,141.745[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 134.4948 ± 0.0578 mas[4] |
| Distance | 24.25 ± 0.01 ly (7.435 ± 0.003 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.37[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.70±0.10[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.749±0.051[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.28[6] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.39±0.16[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 5,055±40[6] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.22[8] dex |
| Rotation | 38.0 days[8] |
| Age | 5.4[9] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
96 G. Piscium[10], BD+04°123, HD 4628, HIP 3765, HR 222, SAO 109471, LHS 121, LTT 10285, Wolf 25, Lal 1299[11] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 4628 (96 G. Piscium) is a main sequence star in the equatorial constellationofPisces. It has a spectral classification of K2.5 V and an effective temperature of 5,055 K, giving it an orange-red hue with a slightly smaller mass and girth than the Sun. HD 4628 lies at a distance of approximately 24.3 light years from the Sun based on parallax.[1] The apparent magnitude of 5.7[2] is just sufficient for this star to be viewed with the unaided eye. The star appears to be slightly older than the Sun—approximately 5.4 billion years in age.[9] The surface activity is low and, based upon the detection of UV emission, it may have a relatively cool corona with a temperature of one million K.[12]
The star has a relatively high proper motion of 1.4″ per year and is moving in our general direction with a radial velocity of −10.4 km/s.[1] HD 4628 will make its closest approach to the Sun in about 32,000 years, when it comes within 20 ly (7.3 pc).[13] No definitive companion has yet been found in orbit around this star. In 1958 it was thought to have stellar companion that was also a flare star, but this was subsequently disproved.[14]
