HD 187420/187421

< HD 187420
HD 187420/187421
Location of HD 187420 and 187421 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Telescopium
HD 187420
Right ascension 19h 52m 37.72117s
Declination −54° 58 15.6700
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.71±0.01
HD 187421
Right ascension 19h 52m 39.13201s
Declination −54° 58 35.1997
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.37±0.01
Characteristics
HD 187420
Spectral type G8/K0 III
U−B color index +0.67
B−V color index +0.92
HD 187421
Spectral type A1/3 V
U−B color index +0.13
B−V color index +0.10
Astrometry
HD 187420
Radial velocity (Rv)−17.9±1.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +18.630 mas/yr
Dec.: +3.076 mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.0046±0.0705 mas
Distance407 ± 4 ly
(125 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.33
HD 187421
Radial velocity (Rv)−21.5±1.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.549 mas/yr
Dec.: +2.252 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.8714 ± 0.037 mas
Distance414 ± 2 ly
(127.0 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+2.69
Details
HD 187420
Mass3.00±0.04 M
Radius11.6±0.6 R
Luminosity88.3+1.4
1.5
 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.59 cgs
Temperature5,140±122 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.17 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.4±1.2 km/s
Age377±37 Myr
HD 187421
Mass2.31 M
Radius2.72±0.14 R
Luminosity37.1+2.4
2.0
 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.92 cgs
Temperature9,099±309 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.20 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)170±2 km/s
Age560 Myr
Other designations
HD 187420: 71 G. Telescopii, CD−55°8312, CPD−55°9221, GC 27482, HD 187420, HIP 97816, HR 7548, SAO 246311, CCDM J19526-5458A, WDS J19526-5458A
HD 187421: 72 G. Telescopii, CD−55°8313, CPD−55°9222, GC 27483, HD 187421, HIP 97819, HR 7549, SAO 246312, CCDM J19526-5458B, WDS J19526-5458B
Database references
SIMBADHD 187420
HD 187421

HD 187420 (HR 7548; 71 G. Telescopii) and HD 187421 (HR 7549; 72 G. Telescopii), are the components of a binary star located in the southern constellation Telescopium. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements place the stars at a distance of 407 and 414 light years respectively. The two are separated by 23, and they are approaching the Solar System with heliocentric radial velocities of −17.9 km/s and −21.5 km/s respectively.