HD 189831

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HD 189831
Location of HD 189831 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius[1]
Right ascension 20h 03m 33.45912s[2]
Declination −37° 56 26.5236[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.77[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type K5III[3]
U−B color index +1.68[4]
B−V color index +1.41[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−38.30[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +64.47[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −86.43[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.90±0.29 mas[2]
Distance370 ± 10 ly
(112 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.48[1]
Details
Luminosity316[1] L
Temperature4,099[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 1.0[7] km/s
Other designations
CD−38°13828, FK5 3602, GC 27779, GSC 07947-03890, HIP 98761, HR 7652, HD 189831, SAO 211767
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 189831 is a class K5III[3] (orange giant) star in the constellation Sagittarius. Its apparent magnitude is 4.77[1] and it is approximately 366 light years away based on parallax.[2]

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