HD 178845, also known as HR 7271 or rarely 49 G. Telescopii, is a binary star located in the southern constellation Telescopium. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements place the system 379 light years away[3][1] and both components are approaching the Solar System with heliocentric radial velocities of −26 km/s and −24 km/s respectively.[6][8] At its current distance, HD 178845A's brightness is diminished by 0.22 magnitudes due to interstellar dust.[12]

HD 178845
Location of HD 178845 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Telescopium
A
Right ascension 19h 12m 46.13847s[1]
Declination −50° 29′ 11.1095″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.13[2]
B
Right ascension 19h 12m 45.51968s[3]
Declination −50° 29′ 08.7448″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.90±0.02[4]
Characteristics
A
Spectral type G8 III[5]
B−V color index +0.95[2]
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)−26.4±0.4[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +44.868 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −42.034 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)8.6125 ± 0.0283 mas[1]
Distance379 ± 1 ly
(116.1 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.68[7]
B
Radial velocity (Rv)−24.2±5.3[8] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +46.984 mas/yr[3]
Dec.: −41.403 mas/yr[3]
Parallax (π)8.6162 ± 0.024 mas[3]
Distance379 ± 1 ly
(116.1 ± 0.3 pc)
Details[9]
A
Mass2.35±0.08 M
Radius9.13±0.16 R
Luminosity47±0.9 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.95±0.10 cgs
Temperature5,001±36 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.02±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.6±1.1[10] km/s
Age455+45
−46
[1] Myr
Other designations
49 G. Telescopii[11], CD−50°12377, CPD−50°10995, HD 178845, HIP 94398, HR 7271, SAO 245976, CCDM J19128-5029AB, WDS J19128-5029A
Database references
SIMBADdata

The primary has an apparent magnitude of 6.13,[2] placing it near the naked eye viewing limit and the companion has an apparent magnitude of 10.9,[4] making it readily visible in medium-sized telescopes. The system was first observed by astronomer Willem Hendrik van den Bos in 1930.[13] As of 1991, HD 178845B is located 7.2" away along a position angle of 320°.[14]

The primary is an evolved red giant with a stellar classification of G8 III.[5] It has 2.35 times the mass of the Sun[9] but at the age of 455 million years,[1] it has expanded to 9.1 times its radius.[9] It radiates 47 times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,001 K,[9] giving it a yellow hue. It has a solar metallicity ([Fe/H] = +0.02[9]) and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 2.6 km/s.[10]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Johnson, H. L.; Mitchell, R. I.; Iriarte, B.; Wisniewski, W. Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL Photometry of the Bright Stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4: 99–110. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
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  11. ^ Gould, Benjamin Apthorp (1878). "Uranometria Argentina : brillantez y posicion de las estrellas fijas, hasta la septima magnitud, comprendidas dentro de cien grados del polo austral : con atlas". Resultados del Observatorio Nacional Argentino. 1. Bibcode:1879RNAO....1.....G.
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  13. ^ van den Bos, W. H. (May 1930). "New southern double stars, tenth list". Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands. 5: 179. Bibcode:1930BAN.....5..179V. ISSN 0365-8910.
  14. ^ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (December 2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466–3471. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920. ISSN 0004-6256.