What is SMSS J160540.18-144323.1?
{{Starbox begin | name = SMSS J160540.18-144323.1 }} {{Starbox image | image= [[File:SMSS 1605-1443.PNG|310px]] | caption= Location of the red giant star SMSS J160540.18-144323.1 }} {{Starbox observe | constell = [[Scorpius(constellation)|Scorpius]] | epoch = J2000 | equinox = J2000 | ra = {{RA|16|05|40.1835}} | dec ={{DEC|-14|43|23.173}} | appmag_v = +15.814 }} {{Starbox character | class=K0III Fe-10 | type=Red giant branch }} {{Starbox astrometry | dist_ly =~43,000 }} {{Starbox detail | mass = 0.826 | radius= 17.437 | luminosity = 154 | temperature = 4,870 | age_gyr = 13.5 | metal_fe = -6.22 }} {{Starbox catalog | names =SMSS J160540.18-144323.1, UCAC4 377-073666, 2MASS J16054018-1443231}} {{Starbox reference | Simbad = SMSS+J160540.18-144323.1 }} {{Starbox end}} SMSS J160540.18-144323.1 is a extremely metal-poor star in the constellation Scorpius, the star is located at around 43,000 light years away from earth. [[Category:Stars]] [[Category:K-type giants]] [[Category:Population II stars]]