Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 30m 23.79699s |
Declination | −01° 03′ 46.4882″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.31 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G8 IV-V |
U−B color index | .30 |
B−V color index | +0.72 |
V−R color index | .37 |
R−I color index | .33 |
Variable type | None |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −77.3 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: –127.77 mas/yr Dec.: –168.61 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 61.19 ± 0.68mas |
Distance | 53.3 ± 0.6 ly (16.3 ± 0.2 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 1.1 M☉ |
Radius | 1.7 R☉ |
Luminosity | 2.5 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.00 cgs |
Temperature | 5,500 ± 150 K |
Age | 5 Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 158614 is a spectroscopic binary star system approximately 60 light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
This system is in the Zeta Herculis moving group, which is of low metallicity stars, 5 billion years old. Besides ζ Herculis, the group includes δ Trianguli, ζ Reticuli, 1 Hydrae, Gl 456, φ2 Pavonis, and GJ 9079.
This binary was included in a search for brown dwarfs that turned up no large companions.