HD 70060

HD 70060 is a class A8V^[5] (white main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.45^[3] and it is approximately 93.4 light years away based on parallax.^[2]

ConstellationPuppis^[1]

Right ascension08^h 18^m 33.31299^s[2]

Declination−36° 39′ 33.4391″^[2]

Apparentmagnitude(V)4.45^[3]

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HD 70060

Location of HD 70060 (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation	Puppis[1]
Right ascension	08h 18m 33.31299s[2]
Declination	−36° 39′ 33.4391″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.45[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	main sequence[4]
Spectral type	A8V[5]
U−B color index	+0.11[3]
B−V color index	+0.22[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+6.40[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: -110.33[2] mas/yr Dec.: +100.48[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	34.93±0.18 mas[2]
Distance	93.4 ± 0.5 ly (28.6 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	2.16[1]
Details
Mass	1.62[7] M☉
Radius	1.8[7] R☉
Luminosity	11.39[1] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.28[8] cgs
Temperature	7,986[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	-0.02[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	129[10] km/s
Other designations
q Puppis, CD−36°4449, FK5 313, GC 11343, GJ 1109, GJ 9261, HD 70060, HIP 40706, HR 3270, SAO 199070, GSC 07134-02967
Database references
SIMBAD	data

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