HR 2562

HR 2562
Location of HR 2562 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 06h 50m 01.0151s
Declination −60° 14′ 56.921″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.11
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F5VFe+0.4
B−V color index +0.457
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−2.06±0.13 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +4.830 mas/yr
Dec.: +108.527 mas/yr
Parallax (π)29.4738±0.0185 mas
Distance110.66 ± 0.07 ly
(33.93 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+3.48
Details
Mass1.368±0.018 M
Radius1.334±0.027 R
Luminosity3.36 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.3±0.2 cgs
Temperature6,597±81 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.10±0.06 dex
Rotation1.78 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)42.8 km/s
Age450+300
−250
 Myr
Other designations
CD−60 1582, HD 50571, HIP 32775, HR 2562, SAO 249654, TOI-6902, TIC 167656187
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HR 2562 is a star in the southern constellation of Pictor. Although visible to the naked eye, it is a challenge to view having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.11. The star is located at a distance of 111 light-years from the Sun based on parallax, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −2 km/s. It has an absolute magnitude of +3.48.