NGC 2423-3

NGC 2423-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 37m 09.23325s
Declination −13° 54 23.9569
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.04
Characteristics
Spectral type G5IV-V/K2III
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)18.23±0.15 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -0.601 mas/yr
Dec.: -3.625 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.0746±0.0140 mas
Distance3,040 ± 40 ly
(930 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.03
Details
Mass2.03±0.14 M
Radius17.71±1.04 R
Luminosity131.8 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.23±0.04 cgs
Temperature4534±12 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.08±0.01 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.19 km/s
Age1.02 Gyr
Other designations
BD−13 2130, TIC 288474555, TYC 5409-2156-1, GSC 05409-02156, 2MASS J07370922-1354239, NGC 2423 3, NGC 2423 MMU 3, NGC 2423 SN 4
Database references
SIMBADdata

NGC 2423-3 is a red giant star approximately 3,040 light-years away in the constellation of Puppis. The star is part of the NGC 2423 open cluster (hence the name NGC 2423-3). The star has an apparent magnitude of 10 and an absolute magnitude of zero, with a mass of 2.4 times the Sun. In 2007, it was proposed that an exoplanet orbits the star, but this is now doubtful.