HD 45866

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HD 45866
Location of HD 45866 on the map (circled)
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 06h 40m 28.87701s[1]
Declination +77° 59′ 44.8179″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.72±0.01[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K5 III[3]
B−V color index +1.47[4]
Distance
726 ± 7 ly
(222 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.89[6]
Details
Gyr
HR 2363, SAO 5919[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 45866, also known as HR 2363 is a solitary

light years away and it is currently approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of −16.6 km/s.[5] At its current distance, HD 45866's brightness is diminished by 0.26 magnitudes due to interstellar dust.[13] It has an absolute magnitude of −0.89[6]

This is an

luminosity of the Sun[1] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,207 K.[9] It has an iron abundance 78% of the Sun's,[10]
making it slightly metal deficient.

References