HD 167042

HD 167042
Location of HD 167042 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 18h 10m 31.640s
Declination +54° 17′ 11.59″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.97
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch
Spectral type K1 III or K1 IV
U−B color index +0.716
B−V color index +0.934
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−17.88 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +107.630 mas/yr
Dec.: +247.345 mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.1313±0.0293 mas
Distance162.0 ± 0.2 ly
(49.67 ± 0.07 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.48
Details
Mass1.4696±0.0532 M
Radius4.4947±0.0576 R
Luminosity10.717+0.924
−0.850
 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.3008±0.0050 cgs
Temperature4,926±79 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.093±0.061 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.68 km/s
Age7.413±0.829 Gyr
Other designations
BD+54°1950, GC 24820, HD 167042, HIP 89017, HR 6817, SAO 30784, PPM 36415, LTT 15382, Wolf 1415
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 167042 is a star with an orbiting exoplanet in the northern constellation of Draco. With an apparent visual magnitude of +5.97, the star is dimly visible to the naked eye. It is located at a distance of 162 light years based on parallax measurements, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −18 km/s. HD 167042 has a relatively large proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.270″ yr−1.

The spectrum of HD 167042 presents as an evolved K-type giant star, an orange giant, with a stellar classification of K1 III. The position of this star on the H-R diagram is at the base of the red giant branch. When this star was a main sequence, it was white-hued mid to late A-type star based on its mass. It shows no significant magnetic activity in its chromosphere. The star has 1.88 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 4.49 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 10.7 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,926 K.