Gastins Star

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Observation data

Epoch J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 44m 04.1s
Declination -15° 56' 14"
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.49

Characteristics

Spectral type G8 Vp
B-V color index 0.72
U-B color index 0.21
Variable type None

Astrometry

Radial velocity (Rv) -17 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -1.722"/yr
Dec.: 0.854"/yr
Parallax (π) 0.27439" ± 0.00076"
Distance 221.88 ly
Absolute magnitude (MV) 5.68

Details

Mass 0.81 M☉
Radius 0.77 R☉
Luminosity 0.59 L☉
Temperature 5,380 K
Metallicity 41%
Rotation period 31 days
Age 1.0 × 1010 years