HD 47186

HD 47186
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h 36m 08.788s
Declination −27° 37′ 20.27″
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.63
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type G6V
B−V color index 0.714±0.002
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)4.238±0.0003 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 21.582 mas/yr
Dec.: −262.843 mas/yr
Parallax (π)26.7476±0.0217 mas
Distance121.94 ± 0.10 ly
(37.39 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.64
Details
Mass1.05±0.01 M
Radius1.12±0.01 R
Luminosity1.219±0.005 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.35±0.01 cgs
Temperature5,736±21 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.23 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.953 km/s
Age5.5±0.6 Gyr
Other designations
CD−27°3124, HD 47186, HIP 31540, SAO 172008, LTT 2597, NLTT 16742
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 47186 is a star with a pair of orbiting exoplanets in the southern constellation of Canis Major. The system is located at a distance of 122 light years from the Sun based on parallax measurements, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 4.2 km/s. Although it has an absolute magnitude of 4.64, at the distance of this system the apparent visual magnitude is 7.63; too faint to be seen with the naked eye. It has a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.272·yr−1.

The spectrum of HD 47186 matches a G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G6V. It is an estimated 5.5 billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 2 km/s. The star has 5% greater mass and a 12% larger girth compared to the Sun. The abundance of iron, a measure of the star's metallicity, is 1.7 times more than the Sun, making it metal-rich. HD 47186 is radiating 1.2 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,736 K.