| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina[1] |
| Right ascension | 11h 06m 32.42648s[2] |
| Declination | −62° 25′ 26.8106″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.62[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red giant branch[2] |
| Spectral type | G7.5III[3] |
| B−Vcolor index | 0.988±0.065[1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −1.45±0.12[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −37.621±0.099[2]mas/yr Dec.: +9.269±0.105[2]mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.5066±0.0862 mas[2] |
| Distance | 383 ± 4 ly (118 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.81[1] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.70[4] M☉ |
| Radius | 21.3[5] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 242[5] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.53[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,938[5] K |
| Metallicity[Fe/H] | 0.06[4] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 7.84[6] km/s |
| Age | 202[2] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| z1 Carinae,CPD−61°2067,GC 15288,GJ 9345,HD 96566,HIP 54301,HR 4325,SAO 251269[7] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 96566 is a single[8]star in the southernconstellation ofCarina. It has theBayer designationz1 Carinae;HD 96566 is the identifier from theHenry Draper Catalogue. This object has a yellow hue and is visible to the naked eye with anapparent visual magnitude of +4.62.[1] The star is located at a distance of approximately 383 light years from theSun based onparallax, but is drifting closer with aradial velocity of −1 km/s.[2] It has anabsolute magnitude of −0.81.[1]
This is an agingG-typegiant star with astellar classification of G7.5III,[3] which indicates it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at itscore then cooled and expanded off themain sequence. It has an estimated 3.7 times themass of the Sun[4] and has grown to 21 times theSun's radius.[5] Themetallicity, or abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium, is about the same as in the Sun.[4] It is radiating about 242 times theSun's luminosity from itsphotosphere at aneffective temperature of4,913 K.[5]