HR 2131

HR 2131 (HD 41047) is a solitary star in the southern constellation Columba. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.52, allowing it to be faintly seen with the naked eye. The object is located at a distance of 670 light years but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of $$.

HR 2131 has a stellar classification of K5 III, indicating that it is a red giant. It has 1.81 times the mass of the Sun and is 2.19 billion years old. The star's high luminosity of $$ and a low effective temperature of 3,700 K causes it to have an enlarged radius 49 times that of the Sun. HR 2131's metallicity – elements heavier than helium – is around solar level; it spins with a projected rotational velocity of about $$.