10 Canum Venaticorum is an ordinary star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.95,[2] which, according to the Bortle scale, can be faintly seen with the naked eye from suburban locations. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 0.057 arcseconds,[1] this system is 57.26 light-years (17.557 parsecs) from Sun. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 80 km/s.[4]

10 Canum Venaticorum
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Canes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 44m 59.405s[1]
Declination 39° 16′ 44.10″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.95[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type G0 V[2]
U−B color index –0.03[3]
B−V color index 0.55[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 80.3[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –359.699 mas/yr[1]
Dec.:  139.016 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)56.9588 ± 0.0323 mas[1]
Distance57.26 ± 0.03 ly
(17.557 ± 0.010 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.76[5]
Details
Mass0.87 0.04
−0.03
[6] M
Radius0.98±0.02[7] R
Luminosity1.104±0.002[7] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.29[2] cgs
Temperature5,968 58
−41
[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.53[2] dex
Rotation13 days[5]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)8.11[8] km/s
Age6.3[2] Gyr
Other designations
10 CVn, BD 40°2570, GJ 484, HD 110897, HIP 62207, HR 4845, SAO 63177[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

The stellar classification of 10 Canum Venaticorum is G0 V,[2] indicating that it is a G-type main sequence star that is fusing hydrogen into helium at its core to generate energy. The NStars project found a similar class of F9V Fe−0.3,[10] indicating a mild underabundance of iron. It is older than the Sun, with an estimated age of six billion years.[2] The star has around 98%[7] of the Sun's radius and 87%[6] of the solar mass. It rotates about the axis an average of once every 13 days,[5] with a projected rotational velocity along the equator of 8 km/s.[8] The abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium is lower than in the Sun.[2] The effective temperature of the stellar atmosphere is 5,968 K,[7] giving it the yellow hue of a G-type star.[11]

An excess of infrared emission at a wavelength of 70 μm suggests the presence of a debris disk.[12] The best fit disk model suggest a broad dust annulus with a peak brightness at a radius of 53.7 AU, that is inclined by an angle of 56° to the line of sight from the Earth along a position angle of 111.2°.[5]

References

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  8. ^ a b Martínez-Arnáiz, R.; et al. (September 2010), "Chromospheric activity and rotation of FGK stars in the solar vicinity. An estimation of the radial velocity jitter" (PDF), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 520: A79, arXiv:1002.4391, Bibcode:2010A&A...520A..79M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913725, S2CID 43455849, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-22, retrieved 2018-11-04.
  9. ^ "10 CVn -- High proper-motion Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2014-01-26.
  10. ^ Gray, R. O.; et al. (July 2006). "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 parsecs: The Northern Sample I". The Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 161–170. arXiv:astro-ph/0603770. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..161G. doi:10.1086/504637. S2CID 119476992.
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  12. ^ Trilling, D. E.; et al. (February 2008), "Debris Disks around Sun-like Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 674 (2): 1086–1105, arXiv:0710.5498, Bibcode:2008ApJ...674.1086T, doi:10.1086/525514, S2CID 54940779.