HD 203473

HD 203473
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension 21h 22m 18.87390s
Declination +05° 01′ 24.9072″
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.23
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant
Spectral type G6 V
B−V color index +0.66
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−61.70±0.13 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 180.093±0.035 mas/yr
Dec.: 0.098±0.031 mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.7402±0.0370 mas
Distance237.4 ± 0.6 ly
(72.8 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+4.2
Details
Mass1.12 M
Radius1.52 R
Luminosity2.31 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.11 cgs
Temperature5,780 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.19 dex
Rotation28 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.27 km/s
Age6.0 Gyr
Other designations
AG+04°2898, BD+04°4656, HD 203473, HIP 105521, SAO 126740, GSC 00536-00696
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 203473 is a star in the equatorial constellation Equuleus. With an apparent magnitude of 8.23, it’s only visible by using an amateur telescope. The star is located at a distance of 237 light years based on its parallax shift but is drifting closer at a high rate of 61.7 km/s. As of 2014, no stellar companions have been detected around the star.

HD 203473 is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star with 112% the mass of the Sun, but is 52% larger than the latter. This star is over luminous and hot for its reported spectral class, with it radiating at 2.3 times the luminosity of the Sun and an effective temperature of 5,780 K. HD 203473 is about six billion years old. Like many planetary hosts, HD 203473 has an enhanced metallicity, with an iron abundance 1.55 times that of the Sun.