HD 66141

HD 66141 is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. It has the Bayer designation G Canis Minoris, the Gould designation 50 G. Canis Minoris, and has the HR 3145 identifier from the Bright Star Catalogue. When first catalogued it was in the Puppis constellation and was designated "13 Puppis", but it subsequently migrated to Canis Minor. Bode gave it the Bayer designation of Lambda Canis Minoris.

HD 66141
Location of HD 66141 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Canis Minor
Right ascension 08h 02m 15.93659s
Declination +02° 20 04.4522
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.39
Characteristics
Spectral type K2IIIbFe-0.5:
B−V color index 1.252±0.008
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+71.57±0.01 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −28.63 mas/yr
Dec.: 105.27 mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.84 ± 0.25 mas
Distance254 ± 5 ly
(78 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.07
Details
Mass0.98±0.06 M
Radius21.43±1.18 R
Luminosity166+43
−34
 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.09±0.06 cgs
Temperature4,328±21 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.52±0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.91±0.45 km/s
Age9.18±2.09 Gyr
Other designations
G Canis Minoris, G CMi, 13 Puppis (obsolete), NSV 17713, BD+02°1854, FK5 2623, GC 10891, HD 66141, HIP 39311, HR 3145, SAO 116260, CCDM 08022+0221, WDS J08023+0220A
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
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