Astronomy:HD 220766

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Short description: Star in the constellation Aquarius
HD 220766
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension  23h 26m 35.47400s[1]
Declination −21° 44′ 27.0169″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.44[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III[3]
B−V color index +1.04[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+11.1[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +56.91[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.36[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.55 ± 0.66[1] mas
Distance380 ± 30 ly
(117 ± 9 pc)
Other designations
BD−22° 6128, HD 220766, HIP 115709, SAO 191907.
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 220766 is a double star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The primary is a K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0III[3] and an apparent magnitude of 6.44.[2] It has a faint, magnitude 12 companion, located at an angular separation of 5.0 along a position angle of 132° (as of 1933).[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Høg, E. et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 355: L27. doi:10.1888/0333750888/2862. Bibcode2000A&A...355L..27H. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Houk, Nancy; Smith-Moore, M. (1978). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. 4. Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan. Bibcode1988mcts.book.....H. 
  4. Wilson, R. E. (1953). General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities. Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C.. Bibcode1953GCRV..C......0W. 
  5. Mason, B. D. et al. (2014). "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal 122: 3466–3471. doi:10.1086/323920. Bibcode2001AJ....122.3466M. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=B/wds. Retrieved 2015-07-22. 

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