Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Apus |
Right ascension | 17h 16m 35.64850s[1] |
Declination | −74° 31′ 58.8407″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.23±0.01[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A0 V[3] |
U−B color index | +0.00[4] |
B−V color index | −0.01[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −3.1±2[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −23.266 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −53.910 mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 9.6961 ± 0.0359 mas[1] |
Distance | 336 ± 1 ly (103.1 ± 0.4 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.11[6] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.56+0.39 −0.29[7] M☉ |
Radius | 2.08±0.11[8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 42[1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.24±0.06[7] cgs |
Temperature | 9,772+228 −222[9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.11[10] dex |
Age | 330±2[11] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 154972, also known as HR 6373 or rarely 56 G. Apodis, is a solitary, bluish-white-hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Apus. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.23,[2] placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements place the object 336 light years away,[1] and it is currently drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −3.1 km/s.[5] At its current distance, HD 154972's brightness is diminished by 0.23 magnitudes due to extinction from interstellar dust.[14] It has an absolute magnitude of +1.11.[6]
This is an ordinary A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V.[3] Paunzen et al. (2001) lists it as a potential λ Boötis star.[15] It has 2.56 times the mass of the Sun[7] and 2.08 times its solar radius.[8] It radiates 42 times the luminosity of the Sun[1] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,772 K.[9] It is estimated to be 330 million years old[11] and is slightly metal deficient[10] (78% solar abundance).