HD 170384, also known as HR 6931 or rarely 11 G. Coronae Australis, is a solitary white-hued star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.02,[2] making it barely visible to the naked eye, even under ideal conditions. The object is located relatively close at a distance of 229.1 light-years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements[1] and it is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −11.4 km/s.[6] At its current distance, HD 170384's brightness is diminished by interstellar extinction of 0.28 magnitudes[16] and it has an absolute magnitude of +1.86.[7]

HD 170384
Location of HD 170384 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Corona Australis
Right ascension 18h 31m 02.94877s[1]
Declination −41° 54′ 49.8025″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.02±0.01[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence star[3]
Spectral type A3 V[4]
B−V color index +0.14[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−11.4±0.4[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.406 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −31.578 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)14.2387 ± 0.0341 mas[1]
Distance229.1 ± 0.5 ly
(70.2 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.86[7]
Details
Mass2.00[8] M
Radius1.91±0.10[9] R
Luminosity16.7+1.1
−1.0
[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.19+0.08
−0.07
[10] cgs
Temperature8,694[11] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.01[12] dex
Rotation19.2 h[13]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)127±5[13] km/s
Age544[8] Myr
Other designations
11 G. Coronae Australis[14], CD−41°12871, CPD−41°8697, GC 25249, HD 170384, HIP 90759, HR 6931, SAO 229080[15]
Database references
SIMBADdata

This object has a stellar classification of A3 V, indicating that it is an ordinary A-type main-sequence star. It has double the Sun's mass[8] and 1.91 times the radius of the Sun.[9] It radiates 16.7 times the luminosity of the Sun[3] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,694 K.[11] HD 170384 has a near solar metallicity at [Fe/H] = −0.01 (97% solar)[12] and it is estimated to be 544 million years old,[8] having completed 45% of its main sequence lifetime.[3] Like many hot stars HD 170384 spins rapidly, having a projected rotational velocity of 127 km/s and an estimated rotation period of 19.2 hours.[13]

References

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  4. ^ Houk, Nancy (1978). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars: Declinations −53° to −40°. Vol. 2. Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H.
  5. ^ Corben, P. M. (April 1971). "Photoelectric Magnitudes and Colours for Bright Southern Stars". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa. 30 (4): 37. Bibcode:1971MNSSA..30...37C. ISSN 0024-8266.
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  9. ^ a b Kervella, P.; Thévenin, F.; Di Folco, E.; Ségransan, D. (October 2004). "The angular sizes of dwarf stars and subgiants". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 426 (1): 297–307. arXiv:astro-ph/0404180. Bibcode:2004A&A...426..297K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035930. eISSN 1432-0746. ISSN 0004-6361.
  10. ^ Stassun, Keivan G.; et al. (9 September 2019). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (4): 138. arXiv:1905.10694. Bibcode:2019AJ....158..138S. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. eISSN 1538-3881. hdl:1721.1/124721. S2CID 166227927.
  11. ^ a b Balona, L. A. (October 7, 2019). "Evidence for spots on hot stars suggests major revision of stellar physics". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490 (2). Oxford University Press (OUP): 2112–2116. arXiv:1910.01584. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz2808. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 203642124.
  12. ^ a b Gontcharov, G. A. (December 2012). "Dependence of kinematics on the age of stars in the solar neighborhood". Astronomy Letters. 38 (12): 771–782. arXiv:1606.08814. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..771G. doi:10.1134/S1063773712120031. eISSN 1562-6873. ISSN 1063-7737. S2CID 118345778.
  13. ^ a b c Reiners, A.; Royer, F. (February 2004). "First signatures of strong differential rotation in A-type stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 415 (1): 325–329. arXiv:astro-ph/0311341. Bibcode:2004A&A...415..325R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034175. eISSN 1432-0746. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 15726297.
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  16. ^ Gontcharov, George A.; Mosenkov, Aleksandr V. (28 September 2017). "Verifying reddening and extinction for Gaia DR1 TGAS main sequence stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 472 (4): 3805–3820. arXiv:1709.01160. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.472.3805G. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2219. eISSN 1365-2966. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 118879856.