HD 49878

HD 49878
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 07h 00m 04.03561s[1]
Declination +76° 58′ 38.6618″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.551[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K4 III[3]
B−V color index 1.399[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−29.47±0.19[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +72.48[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −14.54[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.75 ± 0.23[1] mas
Distance184 ± 2 ly
(56.3 ± 0.7 pc)
Details
Radius37[5] R☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.11[2] cgs
Temperature4,140[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.05[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.4[6] km/s
Other designations
BD+77° 266, HD 49878, HIP 33694, HR 2527, SAO 6022[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 49878 (or M Camelopardalis) is a single[8] star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis.

HD 49878 is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.55. It is approximately 187 light years from Earth.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Soubiran, C.; et al. (June 2010), "The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 515: A111, arXiv:1004.1069, Bibcode:2010A&A...515A.111S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014247.
  3. ↑ Eggen, O. J. (1962), "Space-velocity vectors for 3483 stars with proper motion and radial velocity", Royal Observatory Bulletin, 51, Bibcode:1962RGOB...51...79E.
  4. ↑ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61.
  5. ↑ Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy & Astrophysics (Third ed.), 367: 521–24, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.
  6. ↑ De Medeiros, J. R.; et al. (November 2000), "Rotation and lithium in single giant stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 363: 239–243, arXiv:astro-ph/0010273, Bibcode:2000A&A...363..239D.
  7. ↑ "HD 49878". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  8. ↑ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
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