HD 73468

HD 73468 (HR 3417) is a solitary star in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 6.10, and is estimated to be 420 light years away based on parallax measurements. However, it is approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of $$.

HD 73468 is a star with a classification of G8 III, indicating that it is a giant star. It is currently on the horizontal branch — generating energy via helium fusion in its core. HD 73468 has twice the mass of the Sun but has expanded to 10.24 times the radius of the Sun. It shines with a luminosity of $$ from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,001 K, giving a yellow hue. HD 73468 is metal deficient with an iron abundance 81% that of the Sun and spins with a projected rotational velocity of about $$.