HD 45364

HD 45364
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h 25m 38.47436s
Declination −31° 28′ 51.4307″
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.08
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type G8V
B−V color index 0.719±0.015
V−R color index 0.01
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+16.40±0.14 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +52.242 mas/yr
Dec.: −11.771 mas/yr
Parallax (π)29.1339±0.0172 mas
Distance111.95 ± 0.07 ly
(34.32 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+5.51
Details
Mass0.88±0.02 M
Radius0.82±0.01 R
Luminosity0.562±0.004 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.55±0.03 cgs
Temperature5,540±31 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.14±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.672±0.665 km/s
Age3.4±2.7 Gyr
Other designations
CD−31°3286, HD 30579, HIP 30579, SAO 196806
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 45364 is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major. It is too faint to be visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 8.08. The distance to this system is 112 light years based on parallax. It is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +16.4 km/s, having come within 49 light-years some 1.5 million years ago.

This object is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G8V, which indicates it is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. It is around 3.4 billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 1.7 km/s. The star has 88% of the mass of the Sun and 82% of the Sun's radius. It is radiating 56% of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,540 K. As of August 2008 there are two confirmed extrasolar planets (or exoplanets) orbiting around it.