HD 137388
HD 137388 is an orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Apus. It has the proper name Karaka, after the native New Zealand karaka tree. The name was assigned by representatives of New Zealand in the IAU's NameExoWorlds contest. The star is too faint to be visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 8.70. It is located at a distance of 132 light years from the Sun based on parallax. The star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +26 km/s, having come as close as 52.9 light-years some 1.2 million years ago. It has an absolute magnitude of 5.75.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Apus |
| Right ascension | 15h 35m 39.921s |
| Declination | −80° 12′ 16.54″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.70 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | subgiant |
| Spectral type | K2IV or K0/K1V |
| B−V color index | 0.891±0.017 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +26.01±0.0327 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −49.570 mas/yr Dec.: 41.135 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 24.6722 ± 0.0327 mas |
| Distance | 132.2 ± 0.2 ly (40.53 ± 0.05 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.75 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.930+0.024 −0.035 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.86±0.01 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.528 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.449±0.434 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,297±20 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.29 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.207±0.356 km/s |
| Age | 2.991+2.629 −1.902 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The stellar classification of HD 137388 is K2IV, matching that of an evolving subgiant star. However, in 2011 Dumusque and colleagues found a class of K0/K1V, suggesting it is instead a K-type main-sequence star. It is around three billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 2.2 km/s. The star shows a magnetic activity cycle, similar to the solar cycle. It has 93% of the mass of the Sun and 86% of the Sun's radius. Based on the abundance of iron in the spectrum, it is a high metallicity star with a greater abundance of heavy elements compared to the Sun. The star is radiating 53% of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,297 K.