HD 50885

HD 50885
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 07h 01m 21.41899s
Declination +70° 48′ 29.8635″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.69±0.01
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch
Spectral type K4 III
U−B color index +1.52
B−V color index +1.34
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−17.8±0.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +13.101 mas/yr
Dec.: −15.749 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.3572±0.0481 mas
Distance513 ± 4 ly
(157 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.27
Details
Mass1.32±0.82 M☉
Radius30.43 R☉
Luminosity203±3 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.99 cgs
Temperature4,396±122 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01 dex
Age292 Myr
Other designations
AG+70°299, BD+70°430, GC 9152, HD 50885, HIP 33827, HR 2581, SAO 6041, WDS J07014+7049A
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 50885, also known as HR 2581, is a star located in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.69, making it faintly visible to the naked eye if viewed under ideal conditions. Based on parallax measurements from Gaia DR3, the object is estimated to be 513 light years distant. It appears to be approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of −17.8 km/s.

This is a solitary, evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of K4 III. It is currently on the red giant branch, fusing a hydrogen shell around an inert helium core. It has 1.32 times the mass of the Sun but has expanded to 30.4 times its girth. It radiates 203 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,396 K. HD 50885 has an iron abundance only 102% that of the Sun, placing it at solar metallicity.

There is an optical companion located 119″ away along a position angle of 357°. This object was first noticed by Robert S. Ball in 1879

References

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  14. ↑ Ball, Robert S. (1884). "Observations in search of stars with annual parallax". Dunsink Observatory Publications. 5: 1–157. Bibcode:1884DunOP...5....1B.