When viewed in the night sky. the star has a yellow hue. HD 20782 is slightly metal deficient with an iron abundance 87.1% that of the Sun's or [Fe/H] = −0.06, and it is estimated to be 8.5 billion years old, which is nearly twice of the Sun's age.
The star appears yellow when viewed from Earth's vantage point in the night sky. HD 20782 has a lower-than-average metal content, with iron making up about 87.1% of its composition, similar to [Fe/H] = −0.06, and it is believed to be around 8.5 billion years old, roughly twice as old as our Sun.