HD 77887 (HR 3610) is a solitary star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.87,[3] making it faintly visible to the naked eye if viewed under ideal conditions. The star is situated at a distance of about 760 light years[2] but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 12.6 km/s.[8]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Volans |
Right ascension | 09h 01m 08.5140s[2] |
Declination | −68° 41′ 02.1096″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.87±0.01[3] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | AGB[4] |
Spectral type | M1 III[5] |
U−B color index | +1.96[6] |
B−V color index | +1.63[6] |
Variable type | Lb[7] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 12.6±0.4[8] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +16.413[2] mas/yr Dec.: −0.069[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.2938 ± 0.051 mas[2] |
Distance | 760 ± 9 ly (233 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.78[9] |
Details[10] | |
Mass | 1.12[11] M☉ |
Radius | 56.73 R☉ |
Luminosity | 598 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 0.9 cgs |
Temperature | 3,820 K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 77887 is an ageing M-type giant[5] that is currently on the asymptotic giant branch.[4] At present it has 1.12 times the mass of the Sun[11] but has expanded to 56.73 times its girth.[10] It shines at 598 L☉ from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,820 K,[10] which gives it a red glow. HD 77887 is suspected to be a slow irregular variable[7] whose brightness fluctuates at a tenth of a magnitude.[12] Koen and Eyer examined the Hipparcos data for the star, and found that it varied periodically, with an amplitude of 0.012 magnitudes, and a period of 4.4649 days.[13]