45 Ophiuchi is a single[10] star in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus, along the southern border with Scorpius. It has the Bayer designation d Ophiuchi, while 45 Ophiuchi is the Flamsteed designation. In the past it had the designation Theta Telescopii.[11] This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.28.[2] It is located approximately 111.6 light years away from the Sun based on parallax.[1] The star is drifting further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +38 km/s.[5]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 27m 21.27571s[1] |
| Declination | −29° 52′ 01.3262″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.28[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F5III-IV[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.11[4] |
| B−V color index | +0.40[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +38.00[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +17.08[1] mas/yr Dec.: -138.02[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 29.23 ± 0.20 mas[1] |
| Distance | 111.6 ± 0.8 ly (34.2 ± 0.2 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.61[2] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.71[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 3.2[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 19.07[2] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.67[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 6,750[7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.10[7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 65.4[8] km/s |
| Age | 1.24±0.18[7] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This object has a stellar classification of F5III-IV,[3] matching an F-type star with a luminosity class displaying mixed traits of a subgiant and a giant star. It is 1.2[7] billion years old with 1.7[6] times the mass of the Sun and 3.2[6] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 19[2] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,750 K.[7] It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 65 km/s.[8]