HD 85709

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HD 85709
Location of HD 85709 on the map (circled)
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Sextans
Right ascension 09h 53m 42.92424s[1]
Declination +05° 57′ 30.8742″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.95[2] (5.89 - 5.95)[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[4]
Spectral type M2.5 III[5]
U−B color index +1.93[6]
B−V color index +1.66[6]
Variable type suspected[7]
Distance
1,110 ± 40 ly
(340 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.30[9]
Details
dex
HR 3915, SAO
 117975
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 85709 (HR 3915; 14 G. Sextantis; NSV 18292) is a solitary

interstellar extinction of two-tenths of a magnitude[16] and it has an absolute magnitude of −1.30.[9]

HD 85709 has a

luminosity of the Sun[11] from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,622 K.[12] HD 85709 is metal enriched with an iron abundance 1.58 times that of the Sun's.[13]

In 1991,

optical light during a photometry survey.[3] As of 2004 however, its variability has not been confirmed.[17]

References