| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Volans |
| Right ascension | 07h28m 51.4078s[1] |
| Declination | −64° 30′ 35.3006″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.39±0.01[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K5 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.84[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.54[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 13.4±0.4[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +4.940 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −8.876 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 4.419 ± 0.029 mas[1] |
| Distance | 738 ± 5 ly (226 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.34[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.2[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 41.18[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 329±5[9] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.24[7] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,007±122[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.14[7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.8±1.2[10] km/s |
| Other designations | |
12 G. Volantis, CD−64°273, CPD−64°721, FK5 2584, GC 10057, HD 60150, HIP 36346, HR 2888, SAO 249864[11][12] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 60150 (HR 2888) is a solitary star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.39, placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. Parallax measurements place the star at a distance of 738 light years and it is currently receding with a heliocentric radial velocityof13.4 km/s.[5]
HD 60150 has a classification of K5 III,[3] indicating that it is a red giant. It has 1.2 times the mass of the Sun[7] but has expanded to 41 times its girth.[8] It radiates 329 times the luminosity of the Sun[9] from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,007 K,[8] giving it a reddish orange hue. HD 60150 is metal enriched, with an iron abundance 38% greater than the Sun.[8] It spins leisurely with projected rotational velocity of about 1.8 km/s.[10]
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