BD−10°3166

BD−10°3166
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Crater
Right ascension 10h 58m 28.7841s
Declination −10° 46 13.395
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.02
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type K3.0V
B−V color index 0.85
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)26.4±2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −185.695±0.019 mas/yr
Dec.: −8.175±0.016 mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.948±0.0178 mas
Distance273.0 ± 0.4 ly
(83.7 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+5.4
Details
Mass0.94 M
Radius0.9 R
Luminosity0.56 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.5 cgs
Temperature5257 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.30 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.4 km/s
Age5.2±3.4 Gyr
Other designations
GSC 05503-00946
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

BD−10°3166 is a K-type main sequence star approximately 268 light-years away in the constellation of Crater. It was inconspicuous enough not be included in the Draper catalog (HD). The Hipparcos satellite also did not study it, so its true distance was poorly known. The distance measured by the Gaia spacecraft of 273 light years rules out a suggested companion star, LP 731-076, being its true binary star companion.