HD 169405

HD 169405
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Telescopium
Right ascension 18h 26m 54.01172s[1]
Declination 48° 07 02.0757[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.45
Spectral typeK0.5III[1]
Other designations
HIP 90414, HR 6894

HD 169405 is a star in the constellation Telescopium. It is an orange K-type giant of spectral type K0.5III with an apparent magnitude of +5.45.[1] Around 148 times as luminous as the Sun, it is approximately 497 light years from Earth.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "HD 169405". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.


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