HD 61563

HD 61563 is a binary star in the constellation of Canis Minor consisting of two A-type stars with both spectral types A0IV, and the combined apparent magnitude is 6.02, barely visible to the naked eye.^[6]

ConstellationCanis Minor^[1]

Right ascension+07^h 40^m 06.9950^s[2]

Declination+05° 13′ 52.243″^[2]

Apparentmagnitude(V)6.33^[3]

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HD 61563

HD 61563 is the brightest star to the left (east) of Procyon in this image.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox ICRS
Constellation	Canis Minor[1]
A
Right ascension	+07h 40m 06.9950s[2]
Declination	+05° 13′ 52.243″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.33[3]
B
Right ascension	+07h 40m 07.0011s[4]
Declination	+05° 13′ 51.355″[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.96[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type	A0IV + A0IV[5]
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)	17[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −2.026[2] mas/yr Dec.: −18.518[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.8912±0.1480 mas[2]
Distance	670 ± 20 ly (204 ± 6 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −3.162[4] mas/yr Dec.: −16.548[4] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	2.3276±0.3673 mas[4]
Distance	approx. 1,400 ly (approx. 430 pc)
Orbit[7]
Period (P)	1,516 yr
Semi-major axis (a)	2.792″
Eccentricity (e)	0.917
Inclination (i)	67.3°
Details
A
Radius	5.9[8] R☉
Luminosity	72[8] L☉
Temperature	10,100[9] K
B
Mass	2.4[10] M☉
Radius	2.4[10] R☉
Luminosity	41[10] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.08[10] cgs
Temperature	9,517[10] K
Other designations
BD+05°1742, HD 61563, HR 2950, SAO 115773, WDS J07401+0514[11]
Database references
SIMBAD	data
	A
	B

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