HD 101930

HD 101930
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 11h 43m 30.11338s
Declination −58° 00′ 24.7787″
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.21
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type K2 V+
B−V color index +0.91
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+18.36 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +16.680 mas/yr
Dec.: +349.125 mas/yr
Parallax (π)33.3814±0.0180 mas
Distance97.71 ± 0.05 ly
(29.96 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+5.88
Details
Radius0.87+0.05
−0.04
 R
Luminosity0.43±0.01 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.40±0.11 cgs
Temperature5,079±62 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.1±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2 km/s
Age5.4±4.4 Gyr
Other designations
CD−57°4096, GJ 3683, HIP 57172, LTT 4350, NLTT 28356, SAO 239322
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata

HD 101930, also known as GJ 3683, is an orange hued star with an orbiting exoplanet located in the southern constellation Centaurus. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.21, making it faintly visible in binoculars but not to the naked eye. The system is located relatively close at a distance of 98 light years but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 18.4 km/s. It has a relatively large proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere with an angular velocity of 0.320·yr−1.