HD 106906
Star map shows star position on the northern edge of the constellation Crux | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Crux |
| Right ascension | 12h 17m 53.191430s |
| Declination | −55° 58′ 31.8904″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.80 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | pre-main sequence |
| Spectral type | F5 V |
| B−V color index | 0.458±0.003 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +10.2±1.7 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −39.014 mas/yr Dec.: −12.872 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.6774±0.0429 mas |
| Distance | 337 ± 1 ly (103.3 ± 0.5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +2.99 |
| Details | |
| A | |
| Mass | 1.35 M☉ |
| Age | 13±2 Myr |
| B | |
| Mass | 1.35 M☉ |
| Age | 13±2 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| CD−55°4537, HD 106906, HIP 59960, SAO 239819, 2MASS J12175319-5558319 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 106906 is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Crux. It is too faint to be visible to the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of 7.80. The distance to this system is approximately 337 light years based on parallax, and it is receding from the Sun with a radial velocity of +10 km/s. It is a member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux group of the Scorpius–Centaurus OB association of co-moving stars.
This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary system consisting of two F-type main-sequence stars with similar masses and a matching stellar classification of F5 V. Their orbital period is less than 100 days.