Nu Caeli

Nu Caeli (ν Caeli) is a yellow-white hued star in the constellation Caelum. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.07, which indicates it is near the lower limit on brightness that is visible to the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale, the star can be viewed from dark suburban skies. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 19.03 mas as seen from Earth, this star is located about 171 light years from the Sun.

Houk (1978) listed a stellar classification of F2/3 V for Nu Caeli, which would indicate this is an F-type main-sequence star. In contrast, Malaroda (1975) assigned in to class F1 III-IV, which would suggest it is a more evolved F-type subgiant/giant transitional hydrid. It is an estimated 880 million years old with 1.34 times the mass of the Sun. The star is radiating eight times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,870 K.

References

External links
 HR 1557
 CCDM J04503-4119
 Image Nu Caeli
 http://server3.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=1&object_id=5632

Category:F-type main-sequence stars
Category:F-type subgiants
Category:F-type giants
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Category:Caelum
Category:Durchmusterung objects
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