HD 61563 is a star in the constellation of Canis Minor. It is an optical binary with Procyon and a white giant crossing the Hertzsprung gap[citation needed], however it is not actually gravitationally related to it. This is a double star system, but its components have not been individually resolved. The combined spectral type is A0III, and the combined apparent magnitude is 6.02, barely visible to the naked eye.
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Observation data Epoch Equinox | |
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Constellation | Canis Minor |
Right ascension | +07h 40m 06.9950s[1] |
Declination | +05° 13′ 52.243″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.02[2] (6.33 + 6.96)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A0IV + A0IV[4] |
Astrometry | |
A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 17[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −2.026[1] mas/yr Dec.: −18.518[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.8912 ± 0.1480 mas[1] |
Distance | 670 ± 20 ly (204 ± 6 pc) |
Orbit[5] | |
Period (P) | 1,516 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 2.792″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.917 |
Inclination (i) | 67.3° |
Details | |
A | |
Radius | 5.9[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 72[6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.08[7] cgs |
Temperature | 9,517[7] K |
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SIMBAD | data |
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