| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 30m 23.79699s |
| Declination | −01° 03′ 46.4882″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.31 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8 IV-V |
| U−B color index | .30 |
| B−V color index | +0.72 |
| V−R color index | .37 |
| R−I color index | .33 |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −77.3 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: –127.77 mas/yr Dec.: –168.61 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 61.19 ± 0.68mas |
| Distance | 53.3 ± 0.6 ly (16.3 ± 0.2 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.1 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.7 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2.5 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.00 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,500 ± 150 K |
| Age | 5 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 158614 is a spectroscopic binary star system approximately 60 light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
This system is in the Zeta Herculis moving group, which is of low metallicity stars, 5 billion years old. Besides ζ Herculis, the group includes δ Trianguli, ζ Reticuli, 1 Hydrae, Gl 456, φ2 Pavonis, and GJ 9079.
This binary was included in a search for brown dwarfs that turned up no large companions.