Delta Doradus
| 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 |
| Distance | 149.6 ± 1.0 ly (45.9 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.03 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.85 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.1 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 29 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.89 cgs |
| Temperature | 7,828±266 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.40 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 172 km/s |
| Age | 940 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| δ Dor, CPD−65°496, FK5 1154, HD 39014, HIP 27100, HR 2015, SAO 249346 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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.