Delta Volantis

Delta Volantis, Latinized from δ Volantis, is a solitary^[11] star in the southern constellation Volans. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.97, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, is approximately 740 light years from the Solar System.

δ Volantis

Location of δ Volantis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Volans
Right ascension	07h 16m 49.82387s[1]
Declination	−67° 57′ 25.7484″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.97[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	F6 II[3]
U−B color index	+0.45[2]
B−V color index	+0.78[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	22.7±0.3[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −4.43 mas/yr[1] Dec.: +8.38 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)	4.42±0.11 mas[1]
Distance	740 ± 20 ly (226 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−2.6[5]
Details
Mass	5[5] M☉
Radius	36.1[6] R☉
Luminosity	1,095±57[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.77[7][8] cgs
Temperature	5,637[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	+0.11[7][8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	5.6±0.3[9] km/s
Other designations
δ Vol, CPD−67°730, FK5 281, HD 57623, HIP 35228, HR 2803, SAO 249809[10]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

This is an F-type bright giant star with a stellar classification of F6 II. It has five times Sun's mass,^[5] an estimated radius 36 times that of the Sun, and shines with more than a thousand times the Sun's luminosity.^[5] The outer atmosphere has an effective temperature of 5,637 K,^[8] giving it a yellow hue.^[12]