HD 160342

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HD 160342

A light curve for V626 Arae, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 42m 03.62014s[2]
Declination −50° 30′ 38.5331″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.23 - 6.46[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3 III[4]
U−B color index +1.96[5]
B−V color index +1.73[5]
R−I color index 0.85
Variable type LB[3]
Distance
960 ± 20 ly
(293 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.45[7]
Details
dex
V626 Arae.[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 160342 is a

apparent visual magnitude of 6.35[10] and, based upon parallax measurements, is approximately 960 light-years (293 parsecs
) distant from Earth.

With a

variable star designation
V626 Arae (V626 Ara).

References

  1. ^ "/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^
    S2CID 244398875
    . Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^
    S2CID 255195566
    .
  4. ^
    Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H
    .
  5. ^ a b c "V626 Ara". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. S2CID 119231169
    .
  7. Bibcode:2017yCat..90370769G
    .
  8. ^
    ISSN 0004-6361
    .
  9. S2CID 166227927
    .
  10. ^
    doi:10.1086/116239
    .
  11. S2CID 10505995
    .

External links
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