HD 4308

HD 4308
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 00h 44m 39.26721s
Declination −65° 38′ 58.2777″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.544±0.005
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type G6VFe-0.9
Apparent magnitude (B) 7.193
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.552
Apparent magnitude (J) 5.366±0.024
Apparent magnitude (H) 5.101±0.016
Apparent magnitude (K) 4.945±0.020
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+95.251±0.0162 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +157.639 mas/yr
Dec.: −741.913 mas/yr
Parallax (π)45.3559±0.0178 mas
Distance71.91 ± 0.03 ly
(22.048 ± 0.009 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.83
Details
Mass0.95±0.05 M
Radius1.04±0.03 R
Luminosity1.03±0.01 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.38±0.02 cgs
Temperature5,714±61 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.35±0.07 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.0±1.0 km/s
Age10.0+0.5
−1.0
 Gyr
Other designations
CD−66°38, GC 897, GJ 31.5, GJ 9028, HD 4308, HIP 3497, SAO 248244, PPM 352003, LFT 71, LHS 1139, LPM 40, LTT 416, TYC 8847-598-1, GCRV 50662, 2MASS J00443925-6538581
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata

HD 4308 is a single star with a planetary system in the southern constellation of Tucana. It has a yellow hue and is a challenge to view with the naked eye even under good seeing conditions, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.54. This object is located at a distance of 72 light-years, as determined from parallax measurements. It is a population II star and is considered to be a member of the thick disk. The star is receding from the Sun with a radial velocity of +95 km/s.