Delta Horologii (δ Horologii) is a binary star[3] system in the constellation Horologium. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.93.[2] As of 2014, the pair had an angular separation of 0.20 arc seconds along a position angle of 24°.[9] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 18.24 mas as seen from Earth,[1] it is located 179 ± 4 light years from the Sun.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Horologium |
Right ascension | 04h 10m 50.58927s[1] |
Declination | −41° 59′ 36.8537″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.93[2] (5.15 + 7.29)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A9 V[3] |
U−B color index | +0.084[2] |
B−V color index | +0.338[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +38.3±2.6[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +199.08[1] mas/yr Dec.: +70.18[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 18.24 ± 0.41 mas[1] |
Distance | 179 ± 4 ly (55 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.50[5] |
Details | |
δ Hor A | |
Mass | 1.41[6] M☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.71±0.14[6] cgs |
Temperature | 7,033±239[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.32[7] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 220.1±11.0[5] km/s |
Age | 768[6] Myr |
δ Hor B | |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 51.7±2.6[5] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
The primary, component A, is a magnitude 5.15 A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A9 V.[3] At the estimated age of 768 million years,[6] it is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 220 km/s,[5] giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 15% larger than the polar radius.[10] The star has 1.4[6] times the mass of the Sun.
The secondary has an apparent magnitude of 7.29.[3]