Epsilon Phoenicis

Epsilon Phoenicis is a star in the constellation Phoenix. Its apparent magnitude is 3.87.[2] Located around 144 light-years (44 pc) distant, it is an orange giant of spectral type K0III,[3] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has expanded.

ε Phoenicis
Location of ε Phoenicis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension  00h 09m 24.64154s[1]
Declination −45° 44′ 50.7315″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.87[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III[3]
U−B color index +0.84[2]
B−V color index +1.02[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-9.20[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +121.52[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -179.83[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.62 ± 0.45[1] mas
Distance144 ± 3 ly
(44.2 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.65[5]
Details
Luminosity67.21[5] L☉
Temperature4,750[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 1.5[7] km/s
Other designations
FK5 3, GC 158, HIP 765, HR 25, HD 496, SAO 214983
Database references
SIMBADdata

References
  1. Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry
  2. Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. Houk, N. (1978). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. 2. Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan. Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H.
  4. Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  5. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Vizier catalog entry
  6. Gontcharov, G. A. (2009). "Red giant clump in the Tycho-2 catalogue". Astronomy Letters. 34 (11): 785. arXiv:1607.00619. Bibcode:2008AstL...34..785G. doi:10.1134/S1063773708110078. Vizier catalog entry
  7. De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. Vizier catalog entry
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