Nu1 Lupi

Nu1 Lupi
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension 15h 22m 08.27124s
Declination −47° 55 40.0543
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.01
Characteristics
Spectral type F6 III-IV
U−B color index +0.04
B−V color index +0.50
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −141.19 mas/yr
Dec.: −132.92 mas/yr
Parallax (π)27.89±0.33 mas
Distance117 ± 1 ly
(35.9 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+2.32
Details
Mass1.67 M
Surface gravity (log g)3.87±0.10 cgs
Temperature6,447±80 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.17±0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.8±0.2 km/s
Age2.0 Gyr
Other designations
ν1 Lup, CD−47°9922, FK5 3211, HD 136351, HIP 75206, HR 5698, SAO 225703
Database references
SIMBADdata

Nu1 Lupi (ν1 Lup) is a solitary star in the southern constellation of Lupus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.01. It is a high proper motion star with an annual parallax shift of 27.89 mas as seen from Earth, yielding a distance estimate of 117 light years from the Sun.

This is a two billion year old evolved star with a stellar classification of F6 III-IV, indicating that the spectrum has characteristics intermediate between a subgiant and giant star. It is most likely the source of X-ray emission detected at these coordinates with a luminosity of 1.09×1029 erg s−1. The star has an estimated 1.67 times the mass of the Sun and is spinning slowly with a projected rotational velocity of 2.8 km/s.