Xi Sculptoris

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Xi Sculptoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Sculptor[1]
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.59[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1 III[3]
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Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +66.892[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +49.891[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.6662±0.0829 mas[2]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.39[1]
Details
Mass2.9[5] Template:Solar mass
RadiusScript error: No such module "val".[2] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity198[5] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)2.12[5] cgs
Temperature4,403[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.48[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<1.0[7] km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Xi Sculptoris, Latinized from ξ Sculptoris, is a solitary[9] orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Sculptor, near the southern constellation boundary with Phoenix. It is just visible to the naked eye as a dim point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.59.[1] The distance to Xi Sculptoris is approximately 489 light years based on parallax, while it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −31 km/s.[4] It has an absolute magnitude of −0.39.[1]

This object is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K1 III,[3] which indicates it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core then expanded and cooled off the main sequence. At present it has 22[2] times the girth of the Sun. It is radiating 182 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,489 K.[2]

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