Delta Doradus

Delta Doradus
Location of δ Doradus (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 05h 44m 46.37811s
Declination −65° 44′ 07.9011″
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.34
Characteristics
Spectral type A7 V
U−B color index +0.11
B−V color index +0.22
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.3±0.8 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −28.91 mas/yr
Dec.: +5.17 mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.80±0.14 mas
Distance149.6 ± 1.0 ly
(45.9 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.03
Details
Mass1.85 M
Radius2.1 R
Luminosity29 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.89 cgs
Temperature7,828±266 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.40 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)172 km/s
Age940 Myr
Other designations
δ Dor, CPD−65°496, FK5 1154, HD 39014, HIP 27100, HR 2015, SAO 249346
Database references
SIMBADdata

δ Doradus (often Latinised to Delta Doradus, abbreviated to δ Dor or delta Dor) is a star in the southern constellation of Dorado. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 21.80 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 150 light years from the Sun. The star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.34.