HD 12139
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 01h 59m 35.68394s |
| Declination | 21° 03′ 30.8472″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.89 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0III-IV |
| B−V color index | 1.031±0.015 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −1.65±0.20 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +141.014 mas/yr Dec.: -14.643 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.3049±0.0967 mas |
| Distance | 351 ± 4 ly (107 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.50 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.69±0.48 M☉ |
| Radius | 11.12+0.34 −0.13 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 58.2±0.7 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.50±0.11 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,780+120 −70 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.02±0.05 dex |
| Age | 2.0+1.0 −0.6 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| BD+20°322, HD 12139, HIP 9307, HR 577, SAO 75077, WDS J01596+2100D | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 12139 is an orange-hued star in the northern zodiac constellation of Aries. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.89, it is a dim star that is just visible to the naked eye under good viewing conditions. It is located approximately 351 light-years (107.5 pc) distant from the Sun, based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −2 km/s. With high probability, it is considered a member of the Hercules stream.
This object is an aging red giant with a stellar classification of K0III-IV, meaning that it has used up its core hydrogen and is expanding. At present it has 11 times the girth of the Sun. The star is about two billion years old with 1.7 times the mass of the Sun. It is radiating 58 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,780 K.
A magnitude 9.36 companion is located at an angular separation of 199.70″ from the primary along a position angle of 9°, as of 2015. It is unclear if the two are physically associated.