Star in the constellation Lyra
HD 176871 is a single[ 8] star in the northern constellation of Lyra , positioned near the southern constellation border with Vulpecula . This object has a blue-white hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.69.[ 2] It is located at a distance of approximately 790 light years from the Sun based on parallax , and has an absolute magnitude of −0.80.[ 2] The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −20 km/s.[ 2]
This is a normal B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B5V,[ 3] which means it is generating energy via core hydrogen fusion . The star is around 11[ 4] million years old with 5.4[ 4] times the mass of the Sun and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 268 km/s.[ 6] It is radiating 233[ 5] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,540 K.[ 5]
References
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^ a b Maestro, V.; et al. (2013), "Optical interferometry of early-type stars with PAVO@CHARA - I. Fundamental stellar properties", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 434 (2): 1321, arXiv :1306.5937 , Bibcode :2013MNRAS.434.1321M , doi :10.1093/mnras/stt1092 .
^ "HD 176871" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-02-10 .
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