Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Orion |
Right ascension | 05h 25m 07.556s[1] |
Declination | +01° 34′ 24.349″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +16.26[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M3[2] |
Variable type | T Tau[2] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +1.73[1] mas/yr Dec.: +0.13[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.861 ± 0.075[1] mas |
Distance | 1140 ± 30 ly ly (349.5 ± 9.2[1] pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.39 ± 0.05[2] M☉ |
Radius | 1.39[2] R☉ |
Temperature | 3470[2] K |
Age | 2.65[3] Myr |
Other designations | |
2MASS J05250755+0134243, PTFO 8-8695 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
CVSO 30 (PTFO 8-8695) is a suspected binary T Tauri star, located in constellation Orion at 1200 light years from Earth with one candidate planet called CVSO 30 c. The candidate planet is a gas giant. The star is named after the CIDA Variability Survey of Orion (CVSO)[4] and the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) and is within the 25 Ori group.[5]