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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Lynx |
Right ascension | 09h 06m 31.76860s[1] |
Declination | +38° 27′ 07.9756″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.56[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G7 II Ba0.2[3] |
B−V color index | 1.037±0.003[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +16.6±0.2[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −27.653[1] mas/yr Dec.: −15.055[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.0045 ± 0.1977 mas[1] |
Distance | 650 ± 30 ly (200 ± 8 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.46±0.093[5] |
Details | |
Mass | 4.60[6] M☉ |
Radius | 33±5[2] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1,168.35[4] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.75[6] cgs |
Temperature | 4,899[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.14[6] dex |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 77912 is a single[8] star in the northern constellation of Lynx. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.56.[2] The star is located 650 light years from the Sun, as determined from its annual parallax shift of 5.0 mas.[1] It is moving further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of +16.6 km/s.[4] HD 77912 has a peculiar velocity of 23.1+2.9
−1.1 km/s, which may mark it as a runaway star.[9]
The stellar classification of HD 77912 is G7 II Ba0.2,[3] indicating it is a bright giant with a mild overabundance of barium. It has 4.6[6] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 33[2] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 1,168[4] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,899 K.[6]