HD 35519

HD 35519 is the bright star next to the lower right corner in this picture of star cluster Messier 38
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Auriga[1]
Right ascension	05h 26m 54.31751s[2]
Declination	+35° 27′ 26.1855″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.3062±0.0008[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type	K7III[4]
Apparent magnitude (G)	5.66[2]
U−B color index	+1.68[5]
B−V color index	+1.45[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−20.28±0.13[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −14.565±0.055[2] mas/yr Dec.: −11.452±0.031[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.6665±0.0372 mas[2]
Distance	699 ± 6 ly (214 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−0.08[1]
Details
Mass	2.7[6] M☉
Radius	30[7] R☉
Luminosity	259[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.50[9] cgs
Temperature	4,265[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	−0.084±0.093[10] dex
Age	5.6[9] Gyr
Other designations
BD+35°1102, FK5 2408, HD 35519, HIP 25476, HR 1794, SAO 58029, Gaia DR3 182940906456370304[11]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

HD 35519 is a K-type giant star in the direction of open cluster Messier 38. It was once treated as a cluster member,^[12] but is now known to be a foreground object located at a distance of about 699 light-years (214 pc).^[2]

The star has expanded to about 30 times the Sun's radius and radiates around 259 times the Sun's luminosity at a temperature of about 4,265 K.^[7][8] HD 35519 is 5.6 billion years old and has 2.7 times the Sun's mass.^[9][6] At an apparent visual magnitude of 6.3062^[3], the star is visible to the naked eye under good viewing conditions.

References

External links

• HR 1794
• Image HD 35519