HD 40235

HD 40235
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lepus[1]
Right ascension 05h 56m 34.4388s[2]
Declination −23° 12′ 55.121″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.37[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III[1]
B−V color index 1.068±0.002[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−4.64±0.12[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +13.817 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: +29.448 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)6.8612±0.0187 mas[2]
Distance475 ± 1 ly
(145.7 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.69[1]
Details
Mass1.51[3] M
Radius11.6[4] R
Luminosity60[4] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.78±0.03[5] cgs
Temperature4,853±22[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.10±0.01[5] dex
Other designations
CD−23°3263, HD 40235, HIP 28118, HR 2090, TYC 6491-1059-1[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 40235 is a star in the constellation Lepus. At an apparent magnitude of 6.37, it is faintly visible to the naked eye in locations far from light pollution. Parallax measurements give a distance of 475 light-years (145.7 parsecs).

The spectrum of this star matches a spectral class of K0III,[1] with the luminosity class III indicating it is a giant that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core. The star has a mass 1.51 times the mass of the Sun[3] and has expanded to 11.6 times the Sun's radius. It now radiates 60 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere[4] at an effective temperature of 4,853 K.[5] This temperature give it the orange hue typical of a K-type star.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b Anders, F.; Khalatyan, A.; Queiroz, A. B. A.; Chiappini, C.; Ardèvol, J.; Casamiquela, L.; Figueras, F.; Jiménez-Arranz, Ó.; Jordi, C.; Monguió, M.; Romero-Gómez, M.; Altamirano, D.; Antoja, T.; Assaad, R.; Cantat-Gaudin, T.; Castro-Ginard, A.; Enke, H.; Girardi, L.; Guiglion, G.; Khan, S.; Luri, X.; Miglio, A.; Minchev, I.; Ramos, P.; Santiago, B. X.; Steinmetz, M. (2022). "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia EDR3 stars brighter than G = 18.5". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 658: A91. arXiv:2111.01860. Bibcode:2022A&A...658A..91A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142369.
  4. ^ a b c McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (2017). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho-Gaia stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 471 (1): 770. arXiv:1706.02208. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.471..770M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1433.
  5. ^ a b c d Huson, Dylan; Cowan, Indiana; Sizemore, Logan; Kounkel, Marina; Hutchinson, Brian (2025). "Gaia Net: Toward Robust Spectroscopic Parameters of Stars of all Evolutionary Stages". The Astrophysical Journal. 984 (1): 58. arXiv:2503.02958. Bibcode:2025ApJ...984...58H. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/adc2fa.
  6. ^ "HD 40235". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  7. ^ "The Colour of Stars". Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. December 21, 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-01-16.