HD 63513 (HR 3036) is a solitary star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.38, placing it near the max naked eye visibility. The star is situated at a distance of 634 light years[1] but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1.4 km/s.[5]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
---|---|
Constellation | Volans |
Right ascension | 07h 44m 43.8535s[1] |
Declination | −66° 04′ 18.9536″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.38 ± 0.01[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G6/8 III[3] |
U−B color index | +0.66[4] |
B−V color index | +0.95[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 1.4 ± 0.4[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −16.880[1] mas/yr Dec.: +48.274[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.1439 ± 0.0162 mas[1] |
Distance | 634 ± 2 ly (194.4 ± 0.6 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.06[6] |
Details[7] | |
Mass | 3.14 ± 0.10 M☉ |
Radius | 12.87 ± 0.22 R☉ |
Luminosity | 102 ± 2 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.83 ± 0.11 cgs |
Temperature | 5116 ± 35 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.01 ± 0.03 dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.9 ± 1.5[8] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This object is a star with the characteristics of a G6 and G8 giant.[3] At present it has 3.14 times the mass of the Sun but has expanded to almost 13 times the Sun's girth.[7] It shines at 102 solar luminosities from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,116 K,[7] which gives it a yellow glow. HD 63513 has an iron abundance 102% that of the Sun,[7] placing it at solar metallicity and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 1.9 km/s.[8]