HD 56405

HD 56405
Location of HD 56405 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 07h 16m 14.55266s
Declination −15° 35′ 08.4862″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.45
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type A1V
B−V color index 0.079±0.005
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+6.30±0.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −45.415 mas/yr
Dec.: −14.578 mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.9537±0.0714 mas
Distance252 ± 1 ly
(77.2 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.88
Details
Mass2.13 M☉
Radius2.47 R☉
Luminosity38.86 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.14±0.14 cgs
Temperature9,562±325 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)149 km/s
Age212 Myr
Other designations
BD−15°1734, FK5 2561, GC 9657, GJ 9228, HD 56405, HIP 35180, HR 2758, SAO 152641, TYC 5965-363-1
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 56405 is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major. It is white in hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.45. To the east of HD 56405 is the open cluster NGC 2360, also known as Caroline's Cluster. The distance to HD 56405, as determined from parallax measurements, is approximately 252 light years. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity (RV) of about +6 km/s. Although classed as a single star, it is to suspected to vary in RV.

This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A1V. It was classed as a candidate Lambda Boötis star, but as of 2015 this classification has been rejected by astronomers due to the star having an inconsistent UV flux, possible RV variability, and a fairly high rotation rate. The star is about 212 million years old with 2.13 times the mass of the Sun and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 149 km/s. It is radiating 39 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 9,562 K.

References

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