HD 50499

HD 50499
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 06h 52m 02.02432s[1]
Declination −33° 54′ 56.0164″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.21[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G0/2 V[3]
B−V color index 0.614±0.008[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+36.69±0.09[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −69.326[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +68.089[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.5765 ± 0.0258 mas[1]
Distance151.2 ± 0.2 ly
(46.35 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.89[2]
Details[4]
Mass1.31±0.07 M
Radius1.42±0.02 R
Luminosity2.38±0.005 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.42±0.05 cgs
Temperature6,099±43 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.38±0.03 dex
Rotation22.4±1.0 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.313 km/s
Age2.40±0.56[4] or 6.17[5] Gyr
Other designations
CD−33°3304, GC 9010, HD 50499, HIP 32970, SAO 197294[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 50499 is a star in the constellation of constellation of Puppis. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.21,[2] this star is too faint to be in naked eye visibility. It is located at a distance of 151 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +36.7 km/s.[2]

This object is a G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G0/2 V.[3] It is positioned 0.6 magnitudes above the main sequence, which may be explained by a high metallicity and an older age.[5] Vogt et al. (2005) estimated its age as about 6.2 billion years,[5] although more recent estimates give a younger age of around 2.4[4] billion years. The star has 1.31 times the mass of the Sun and 1.42 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 2.38 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,099 K.[4] As of 2019, two exoplanets have been confirmed to be orbiting the star.[4]

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