14 Canis Minoris

14 Canis Minoris

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Canis Minor
Right ascension	Template:RA
Declination	Template:DEC
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.30
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	red clump
Spectral type	G8 IIIb
B−V Template:Engvar	Template:Val
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	Template:Val km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −156.144 mas/yr Dec.: +98.798 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	13.50±0.34 mas
Distance	Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	0.95
Details
Mass	Template:Val Template:Solar mass
Radius	Template:Val Template:Solar radius
Luminosity	Template:Val Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)	Template:Val cgs
Temperature	Template:Val K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	Template:Val dex
Age	Template:Val Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]	{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
Template:Odlist
Database references
SIMBAD	data

14 Canis Minoris, also known as HD 65345, is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.30. The distance to this star, as determined from an annual parallax shift of Template:Val, is approximately 242 light years. 14 CMI has a relatively large proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of Template:Val. It is moving further from the Sun with heliocentric radial velocity of +42.6 km/s.

This is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 IIIb. At the age of around 550 million years old, it is a red clump giant, which means it has already undergone helium flash and is generating energy through helium fusion at its core. The star has an estimated 2.5 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 8.7 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating roughly 48 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,070 K.