HD 24480

HD 24480 is a cool giant star in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It has a stellar classification of K4III and an apparent magnitude of 5.05.

HD 24480

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Camelopardalis[1]
Right ascension	03h 57m 08.2886s[2]
Declination	+61° 06′ 31.995″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.05[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type	K4III[4]
U−B color index	+1.18[5]
B−V color index	+1.42[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−4.20±0.20[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −2.117(96) mas/yr[2] Dec.: −12.858(99) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)	3.1699±0.1037 mas[2]
Distance	1,030 ± 30 ly (320 ± 10 pc)
Details
Mass	1.8[6] M☉
Radius	87[7] R☉
Luminosity	2,170[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.75[6] cgs
Temperature	4,205[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	−0.02[6] dex
Other designations
BD+60°768, HD 24480, HIP 18488A, HR 1205, SAO 12968[8]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

The nearby HD 24481 is at a similar distance and shares a common proper motion. It is a hotter, A-^[4] or B-type star and a suspected spectroscopic binary system.^[9] It is 1.71 arcseconds away from HD 24480.^[10]