Delta Volantis

δ Volantis

Template:Location mark Location of δ Volantis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Volans
Right ascension	Template:RA
Declination	Template:DEC
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.97
Characteristics
Spectral type	F6 II
U−B Template:Engvar	+0.45
B−V Template:Engvar	+0.78
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −4.43 mas/yr Dec.: +8.38 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.42±0.11 mas
Distance	Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)
Details
Mass	5 Template:Solar mass
Radius	36.1 Template:Solar radius
Luminosity	Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)	1.77 cgs
Temperature	5,637 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	+0.11 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]	{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
SIMBAD	data

Delta Volantis, Latinized from δ Volantis, is a solitary star in the southern constellation Volans. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.97, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, is approximately 740 light years from the Solar System.

This is an F-type bright giant star with a stellar classification of F6 II. It has five times Sun's mass, an estimated radius 36 times that of the Sun, and shines with more than a thousand times the Sun's luminosity. The outer atmosphere has an effective temperature of 5,637 K, giving it a yellow hue.