HD 222060

HD 222060, also known as HR 8957, is a solitary, orange hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.98, allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Based on parallax measurements from GAIA, the object is estimated to be 536 light years distant. It appears to be slowly receding from the Solar System, having a heliocentric radial velocity of $$.

This is an evolved giant star that is currently on the red giant branch, fusing a hydrogen shell around a helium core. HD 222060 a stellar classification of K0 II/III, a K-type star with the blended luminosity class of a giant and a bright giant. It has 3.2 times the mass of the Sun and is currently 318 million years old. Due to its high mass, the object has expanded to an enlarged radius of. It radiates 102 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of $$. HD 222060 has a near solar metallicity and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of $$.