HD 157819

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HD 157819
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 28m 38.91416s[1]
Declination –55° 10′ 10.8720″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.94[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 II-III[3]
B−V color index +1.11[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) –12.6 ± 0.4[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2.52[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -8.92[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 3.31 ± 0.41[1] mas
Distance approx. 1,000 ly
(approx. 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) –2.9[5]
Other designations
HD 157819, HIP 85520, HR 6487, SAO 244770.[6]

HD 157819 is the Henry Draper Catalogue designation for a star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is faintly visible to the naked eye at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.94[2] and is approximately 1,000 light-years (310 parsecs) distant from the Earth.[1] The spectrum of this star fits a stellar classification of G8 II-III,[3] indicating it is a G-type star that is somewhere between the giant and bright giant stages of its evolution.

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