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HD 196944

Star HD 196944

HD 196944 is located 1709 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class CEMP-rs C, that has typically about 0 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

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Sun distance
1709 light years

HD 196944

Spectral class: CEMP-rs C

Location +

Right ascension: 20h 40m 46.130s

Declination: -6° 47' 51.089'' (equatorial region)

Parallax: 1.908

Sun distance: 1,709.219 ly | 524.0 pc

Basic characteristic

Temperature: 5170 K | 0.89 T Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 8.4

Absolute magnitude (V): -0.2

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

HD 196944 system structure


	HD 196944

More about HD 196944

and temperature on its surface is around 5170 K (4897 °C), which is about 89 % of Sun's temperature.

       HD 196944 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.

Other designations of this star
TIC 205670237, HIP 102042, 2MASS J20404608-0647505, TYC 5189-428-1, Gaia DR3 6907236881547590144

External sources

Abundances of Rarely Detected s-process Elements Derived from the Ultraviolet Spectrum of the s-process-enhanced Metal-poor Star HD 196944

Scientific study, Accepted: 13. 10. 2025

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 6907236881547590144)

Archive from the Gaia mission

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the HD 196944 system from the Sun?

The HD 196944 system is 1709 light years or 524.0 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the HD 196944 star in?

The HD 196944 is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the HD 196944 system?

The HD 196944 is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the HD 196944?

The star HD 196944 is a star.

What temperature is star HD 196944?

The star HD 196944 has an effective temperature of 5170 K. Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide

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