HD 186408
E919754
HD 186408 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Cygnus that has been studied as a solar analog and considered a potential host for habitable planets.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
G-type main-sequence star
ⓘ
solar analog ⓘ star ⓘ |
| age | similar to or slightly older than the Sun ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 5.96 ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | about 0.64 ⓘ |
| constellation | Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +50° 31′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 69 light-years ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 5800 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk star ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
16 Cygni A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BD+50 2790 NERFINISHED ⓘ HIP 96895 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 7503 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO 31898 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenUsedFor |
comparative studies of solar composition
ⓘ
studies of stellar activity cycles ⓘ tests of stellar age-dating methods ⓘ |
| hasCatalogEntry |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanion |
16 Cygni B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
16 Cygni C NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 186427 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKnownPlanet | false (as of current observations) ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionDec | about 385 mas/yr ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionRA | about 324 mas/yr ⓘ |
| hasWideBinarySeparationWith | HD 186427 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBrighterComponentOf | 16 Cygni A–B pair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCandidateHostFor | habitable planets ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | 16 Cygni triple star system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStudiedAs |
solar analog for stellar evolution
ⓘ
solar twin candidate ⓘ |
| isSunLike | true ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 1.2 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| mass | about 1.05 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicity[Fe/H] | slightly above solar ⓘ |
| parallax | 47.44 mas ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −28 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 1.1 solar radii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 19h 41m ⓘ |
| spectralType | G1V ⓘ |
| variabilityType | not known to be significantly variable ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cosmic Call 1999