Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 19m 26.22s[1] |
Declination | +44° 01′ 39.48″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.60[2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence star |
Spectral type | K1V |
Variable type | planetary transit |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 0.985±0.031 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −8.866±0.017 mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 3.0105 ± 0.0263 mas[1] |
Distance | 1,083 ± 9 ly (332 ± 3 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.856+0.029 −0.030[3] M☉ |
Radius | 0.800+0.015 −0.014[3] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.481[2] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.565+0.018 −0.020[3] cgs |
Temperature | 5174+33 −35[3] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.095+0.076 −0.088[3] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 7.1±0.5[2] km/s |
Age | 170±0.1[2] Myr |
Other designations | |
Gaia DR2 385697172809355392, Qatar 4, UCAC3 269-3518 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
Qatar-4 is a faint K-dwarf star that hosts a planet in the constellation Andromeda. With an apparent magnitude of 13.60, it is impossible to detect with the naked eye, but can be detected with a powerful telescope. Qatar-4 is currently located 1,083 light years away based on parallax.