HD 16028

HD 16028

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	02^h 35^m 38.74^s[1]
Declination	+37° 18′ 44.1″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.87[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	K3III[2]
B−V color index	1.41
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	-5.87 ± 0.27[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: -1.04 ± 0.45[1] mas/yr Dec.: -13.68 ± 0.49[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	5.23 ± 0.42[1] mas
Distance	620 ± 50 ly (190 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−0.54
Other designations
BD+36° 519, SAO 55684, HIP 12072, HR 748.
Database references
SIMBAD	data

HD 16028 is a star in the constellation Andromeda. Its apparent magnitude is 5.87.^[2] Located approximately 191 parsecs (620 ly) distant,^[1] it is an orange giant of spectral type K3III, a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has expanded. It is possible that a nearby star of magnitude 10.9, separated by 16.9 arcseconds, is related.^[2]

References

1. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.Vizier catalog entry
2. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
3. Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 430: 165–186. arXiv:astro-ph/0409579. Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.