HD 204521 is a star in the northern constellation of Cepheus. In the sky it positioned just to the west of the magnitude 3.2 star Beta Cephei (β Cep). This object has a yellow hue similar to the Sun but is too faint to be visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 7.26.[2] It is located at a distance of 86 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and has an absolute magnitude of 5.15.[2] The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −77 km/s,[2] and is predicted to come to within 7.96 light-years in 334,000 years.[5] At that distance the star can have a relatively small perturbing effect on comets in the Oort cloud.[8]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Cepheus |
Right ascension | 21h 25m 16.79707s[1] |
Declination | +70° 28′ 39.1412″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.26[2] (binoculars) |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G0V[3] |
B−V color index | 0.619±0.015[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −76.6±0.3[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +40.601[1] mas/yr Dec.: +39.564[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 37.9131 ± 0.0279 mas[1] |
Distance | 86.03 ± 0.06 ly (26.38 ± 0.02 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.15[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.77±0.03[4] or 0.997[5] M☉ |
Luminosity | 0.86[2] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.43±0.02[4] cgs |
Temperature | 5,699±50[4] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.75±0.05[4] dex |
Age | 8.43±4.24[6] Gyr |
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SIMBAD | data |
This is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G0V,[3] indicating that it is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. It is roughly 8[6] billion years old and appears metal-deficient.[9] The mass of this star appears to be at or below that of the Sun, and it is radiating 86%[2] of the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,699 K.[4]
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