HD 43317

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HD 43317
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Orion[1]
Right ascension 06h 15m 47.013s[2]
Declination +04° 17 01.10[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.63[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence[3]
Spectral type B3.5 V[3] or B3 IV[4]
U−B color index −0.646[1]
B−V color index −0.164±0.010[1]
Variable type SPB/β Cep hybrid[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)13.0±4.4[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.231 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −3.765 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)3.0975±0.0517 mas[2]
Distance1,050 ± 20 ly
(323 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.13[1]
Details
Mass5.8+0.1
0.2
[3] M
Radius3.39[7] R
Luminosity737.5[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.0±0.1[3] cgs
Temperature17,350±750[3] K
Rotation0.897673(4) d[3]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)115±9[3] km/s
Age28.4[7] Myr
Other designations
CoRoT 3412, BD+04° 1181, FK5 2478, HD 43317, HIP 29739, HR 2232, SAO 113653, PPM 150182[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 43317 is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Orion, the hunter. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.63,[1] which is faint enough to be a challenge to view with the naked eye under good conditions. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately 1,050 light years from the Sun. It is drifting further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of about 13 km/s.[6] This star is a member of an open cluster designated OCSN 63.[9]

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