HD 34445

HD 34445
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 17m 40.9804s[1]
Declination +07° 21′ 12.0548″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.31±0.03[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G0 V[2]
B−V color index 0.661 ± 0.015[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−78.906±0.0082[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.811±0.076[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −146.997±0.061[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.6675 ± 0.0464 mas[1]
Distance150.5 ± 0.3 ly
(46.15 ± 0.10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.04±0.10[2]
Details
Mass1.07±0.02[2] M
Radius1.38±0.08[2] R
Luminosity2.01 ± 0.2[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.21 ± 0.08[2] cgs
Temperature5836 ± 44[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.14±0.04 dex[2]
+0.24±0.04[4] dex
Rotation~22 d,[5] ~52 d[6]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.7±0.5[2] km/s
Age8.5±2.0[2] Gyr
Other designations
BD+07° 855, HD 34445, HIP 24681, SAO 112601[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 34445 is a star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.31,[2] it is a 7th magnitude star that is too dim to be readily visible to the naked eye. The system is located at a distance of 150.5 light years from the Sun based on parallax measurements, but is drifting closer with a high radial velocity of −79 km/s.[3] It is expected to draw as close as 57.5 light-years in ~492,000 years.[8]

This is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G0 V,[2] which means it is a Sun-like star that is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. It is considered a metal-rich star,[4] showing a much higher metallicity compared to the Sun. Despite this it is an older star and chromospherically quiet, lying about 0.8 magnitudes above the main sequence. This star is larger, hotter, brighter, and more massive than the Sun. It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of ~3 km/s, giving it a rotation period of around 22 days.[2]

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