HD 61005, a yellow main-sequence star in Puppis
HD 61005 is a yellow main-sequence star in the constellation Puppis. At 115 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 8.23.
HD 61005 (HIP 36948)
HD 61005 is a yellow main-sequence star in the constellation Puppis. At 115 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 8.23. The iron abundance of HD 61005 is -0.14 (72.4% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 27.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,400 and 25,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy. It came closest to the Sun 1.0 million years ago when it had brightened to magnitude 7.00 from a distance of 65 light years. HD 61005 has no confirmed planets known to date (July 2013), but does have a circumstellar debris disk.
Sky position: RA 7h 35.8m, Dec -32° 12'
Common designations: HIP 36948, HD 61005
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Galactic Orbit of
HD 61005
(compared to the
Sun)
E
ccentricity: 4.0% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -82.6°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 7,464 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 7,458 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 300 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 7,452 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,165 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 7,764 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for HD 61005
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 113.94791802° ±0.52 mas | -55.38 ±0.54 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -32.20408214° ±0.60 mas | 74.84 ±0.56 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 246.37957273° | -92.23 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -5.63422731° | -12.73 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 28.29 ± 0.85 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: G8V k 2006AJ....132..161G.
Radial Velocity: 22.57 ±0.18 km/s [A rating] 2011AAS...21743412C, 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.14 ±0.08 dex
2011A&A...530A.138C.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 8.96 | 6.22 |
| V | 8.23 | 5.49 |
| R | ||
| I | 7.52 | 4.78 |
| J | 6.91 | 4.17 |
| H | 6.58 | 3.84 |
| K | 6.46 | 3.72 |
B-V: +0.73 V-I: +0.71
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 35.31 pc (3.0% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,414 pc
Transverse velocity: 15.6 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -14.1 pc | -32.2 pc | -3.5 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -23.1 km/s | -14.2 km/s | -4.3 km/s |