HR 4049

HR 4049
Location of HR 4049 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Antlia
Right ascension 10h 18m 07.59s
Declination −28° 59′ 31.2″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.29 – 5.83
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Post-AGB + main sequence
Spectral type B9.5Ib-II
B−V color index +0.24
Variable type unique
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−30.12±0.09 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −16.290 mas/yr
Dec.: +10.720 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.7107±0.0984 mas
Distanceapprox. 4,600 ly
(approx. 1,400 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)428.474±0.002 days
Eccentricity (e)0.29±0.01
Inclination (i)60–75°
Periastron epoch (T)2,458,383.2±0.6 HJD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
242.3±0.3°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
15.52±0.13 km/s
Details
A
Mass0.75±0.05 M
Radius76 ± 11 R
Luminosity16,600+5,300
−4,000
 L
Surface gravity (log g)+1.0±0.5 cgs
Temperature7,500±500 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−4.5 dex
B
Mass0.70–0.82 M
Radius0.6 R
Luminosity0.06 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.6 cgs
Temperature3,500 K
Other designations
AG Antliae, CD−28°8070, 2MASS J10180758-2859308, GSC 06630-01759, HD 89353, FK5 1265, PPM 257470, HIP 50456, SAO 178644, HR 4049
Database references
SIMBADdata

HR 4049, also known as HD 89353 and AG Antliae, is a binary post-asymptotic-giant-branch (post-AGB) star in the constellation Antlia. A very metal-poor star, it is surrounded by a thick unique circumbinary disk enriched in several molecules. With an apparent magnitude of about 5.5, the star can readily be seen with the naked eye under ideal conditions. It is located approximately 1,400 parsecs (4,600 ly) distant.