V429 Geminorum

BD+20° 1790

A light curve for V429 Geminorum, adapted from Norton et al. (2007)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension 07h 23m 43.58935s
Declination +20° 24 58.6506
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.86 - 10.080
Characteristics
Spectral type K5Ve
Variable type BY Dra
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)7.56±0.28 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −65.642 mas/yr
Dec.: −230.692 mas/yr
Parallax (π)36.0856±0.0186 mas
Distance90.38 ± 0.05 ly
(27.71 ± 0.01 pc)
Details
Mass0.63 M
Radius0.71 R
Luminosity0.17 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.53 cgs
Temperature4410 K
Metallicity0.30
Rotation2.76±0.04 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)10.03 km/s
Age35-80 Myr
Other designations
V429 Gem, BD+20°1790, TYC 1355-214-1, USNO-B1.0 1104-00142035, 2MASS J07234358+2024588, 1SWASP J072343.59+202458.6
Database references
SIMBADdata

V429 Geminorum (BD+20°1790) is a young orange dwarf star in the constellation Gemini, located 90 light years away from the Sun. It is a BY Draconis variable, a cool dwarf which varies rapidly in brightness as it rotates.