HD 137058

HD 137058
Location of HD 137058 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension 15h 25m 20.20923s
Declination −38° 44′ 00.8803″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.60
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type A0 V
B−V color index 0.000±0.015
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−3.0±2.8 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −41.573 mas/yr
Dec.: −24.603 mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.6178±0.4759 mas
Distance240 ± 8 ly
(73 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.76
Details
Mass2.4 M
Radius3.3 R
Luminosity72 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.78 cgs
Temperature9,283 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)300.0 km/s
Age267 Myr
Other designations
k Lup, CD−38°10289, HD 137058, HIP 75501, HR 5724, SAO 206616
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 137058 is a star in the southern constellation of Lupus. Eggleton and Tokovinin (2008) list it as a single star, although Nitschelm and David (2011) suggested it may be a double-lined spectroscopic binary. Its apparent visual magnitude is 4.60, making it bright enough to be visible to the naked eye. Based on an annual parallax shift of 13.6 mas, it is located approximately 240 light years away.

The primary component has a stellar classification of A0 V, indicating it is an A-type main-sequence star. It rotates rapidly, with a projected rotational velocity of 300 km/s, resulting in an oblate shape with an equatorial radius 22% larger than its polar radius. The star radiates 72 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,283 K.