HD 125628

HD 125628
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 14h 22m 37.07301s
Declination −58° 27′ 32.8193″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.76 (5.09 + 6.94)
Characteristics
A
Evolutionary stage giant
Spectral type G9III
B−V color index +0.795±0.003
B
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F5V
B−V color index +0.45
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)+14.6±2.8 km/s
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −39.763 mas/yr
Dec.: +24.058 mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.0246±0.0192 mas
Distance250.4 ± 0.4 ly
(76.8 ± 0.1 pc)
Details
A
Mass2.9 M
Radius12.3 R
Surface gravity (log g)2.73 cgs
Temperature5,370 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.5 km/s
Age3.6 Gyr
B
Mass1.4 M
Radius2.1 R
Luminosity7.5 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.95 cgs
Temperature6,642 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)6.3 km/s
Age2.7 Gyr
Other designations
CPD−57°6619, HD 125628, HIP 70264, HR 5371, SAO 241673
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 125628 is a binary star system in the constellation Centaurus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.76. The distance to this system is approximately 380 light years based on parallax. It is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +15 km/s. The absolute magnitude is −0.55.

The primary component of this system, component A, is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of G9III and a visual magnitude of 5.09. The secondary companion, designated component B, is a magnitude 6.94 star located at an angular separation of 9.10 from the primary, along a position angle of 157°, as of 2016. It is an F-type main-sequence star with a class of F5V.