HD 70060

HD 70060
Location of HD 70060 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 08h 18m 33.31299s
Declination −36° 39 33.4391
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.45
Characteristics
Spectral type A8V
U−B color index +0.11
B−V color index +0.22
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+6.40 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -110.33 mas/yr
Dec.: +100.48 mas/yr
Parallax (π)34.93±0.18 mas
Distance93.4 ± 0.5 ly
(28.6 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.16
Details
Mass1.62 M
Radius1.8 R
Luminosity11.39 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.28 cgs
Temperature7,986 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.02 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)129 km/s
Other designations
q Puppis, CD−36°4449, FK5 313, GC 11343, GJ 1109, GJ 9261, GSC 07134-02967, HIP 40706, HR 3270, HD 70060, SAO 199070
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 70060 is a class A8V (white main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.45 and it is approximately 93.4 light years away based on parallax.