Rho Coronae Borealis

Not to be confused with R Coronae Borealis.
ρ Coronae Borealis
Location of ρ Coronae Borealis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Corona Borealis
Right ascension 16h 01m 02.66049s[1]
Declination +33° 18′ 12.6395″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.39[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V[3]
B−V color index 0.61[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)17.88±0.12[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −198.278(43) mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −772.245(53) mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)57.1076 ± 0.0508 mas[1]
Distance57.11 ± 0.05 ly
(17.51 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+4.21[4]
Details
Mass0.95±0.01[2] M☉
Radius1.304±0.012[5] R☉
Luminosity1.749±0.040[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.25±0.05[2] cgs
Temperature5817±24[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.24±0.08[4] dex
Rotation20.3±1.8 d[5]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.8±0.3[2] km/s
Age10.2±0.5[2] Gyr
Other designations
15 CrB, 2MASS J16010264+3318124, BD+33°2663, GC 21527, GJ 9537, HD 143761, HIP 78459, HR 5968, LTT 14764, ρ CrB, SAO 65024, CCDM J16011+3318A, WDS J16010+3318A
Database references
SIMBADdata

Rho Coronae Borealis (ρ CrB, ρ Coronae Borealis) is a yellow dwarf star 57.1 light-years (17.5 parsecs) away in the constellation of Corona Borealis. The star is thought to be similar to the Sun with nearly the same mass, radius, and luminosity. It is orbited by four known exoplanets.

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