Nu Caeli

ν Caeli

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Caelum
Right ascension	04^h 50^m 16.1809^s
Declination	-41° 19′ 15.052″
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.069
Characteristics
Spectral type	F1III-IV
B−V color index	0.37
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	23.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: -3.02 mas/yr Dec.: 66.56 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	19.11 ± 0.53 mas
Distance	171 ± 5 ly (52 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	6.4
Details
Mass	1.7 M☉
Radius	1.4 R☉
Luminosity	6 L☉
Temperature	6,000–7,500 K
Other designations
HR 1557, HD 30985, CD-41°1593, HIP 22488, SAO 217032, GC 5913, CCDM 04503-4119.
Database references
SIMBAD	data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Nu Caeli (ν Cae, ν Caeli), also known as, HD 30985, HR 1557 is a star in the constellation Caelum.

ν Caeli is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.06. It is approximately 171 light years from Earth.

References

• HR 1557
• CCDM J04503-4119
• Image Nu Caeli
• http://server3.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=1&object_id=5632