HD 1

HD 1

HD 1 is the bright star in the middle
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cepheus
Right ascension 00h 05m 08.84054s
Declination +67° 50 23.9805
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.42±0.01
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red-giant branch
Spectral type G9-K0 IIIa
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−30.177±0.007 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +7.480 mas/yr
Dec.: −5.045 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.668±0.0485 mas
Distance1,220 ± 20 ly
(375 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.73±0.03
Orbit
Period (P)6.3483±0.0030 yr
Semi-major axis (a)≥0.817±0.0027 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.503±0.002
Periastron epoch (T)2,450,000 + 2,317.8±1.1 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
221.0±0.4°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
4.435±0.013 km/s
Details
Mass3.5±0.1 M
Radius20.7±0.3 R
Luminosity217±6 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.18±0.13 cgs
Temperature4,882±36 K
Metallicity = −0.16±0.04
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9.11±0.02 km/s
Age300 Myr
Other designations
AG+67°4, BD+67°1599, HD 1, HIP 422, SAO 10963, GSC 04294-00080
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 1, also known as HIP 422, is the first star catalogued in the Henry Draper Catalogue. It is located in the northern circumpolar constellation Cepheus and has an apparent magnitude of 7.42, making it readily visible in binoculars, but not to the naked eye. The object is located relatively far away at a distance of 1,220 light years but is approaching the Solar System with a spectroscopic radial velocity of −27.3 km/s.