\begin{table}%t5 %\centering \par \caption{\label{T3}Astrophysical properties of 31~Comae. } \begin{tabular}{lll} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} Parameter & Value & Based on \\ \hline $V_0$, mag & 4\fm935 & APT $V$ photometry \\ Distance, pc & 89.1$^{+1.9}_{-1.7}$ & revised {\em Hipparcos} \\ $M_V$ & $+0\fm19\pm0.05$ & from $V_0$ and distance \\ Classification, MK & G0III & Gray et~al. (\cite{Gray et al 2001}) \\ Temperature, K & 5810 & Gray et al. (\cite{Gray et al 2001}) \\ & $5660 \pm 42$ & STELLA spectra \\ Radius, $R_\odot$ & $8.74 \pm 1.1$ & angular diameter \\ Minimum radius, $R_\odot$ & $8.95 \pm 0.27$ & from $P_{\rm rot}$ \& $v\sin i$\\ Luminosity, $L_\odot$ & $73.2 \pm 4$ & from $M_V$ and B.C. \\ & $77.7 \pm 13$ & from $R$ and $T_{\rm eff}$ \\ Gravity, cgs & 3.42 & Gray et~al. (\cite{Gray et al 2001})\\ & $3.51 \pm 0.09$ & STELLA spectra \\ Mass, $M_\odot$ & $2.6 \pm 0.1$ & evolutionary tracks \\ Age, Myr & $540^{+24}_{-21}$ & isochrone fitting \\ Metallicity, [M/H] & $-$0.21 & Gray et~al. (\cite{Gray et al 2001}) \\ & $-$0.17 & GC, Str\"omgren phot. \\ & $-$$0.15\pm0.03$ & STELLA spectra \\ Li abundance, $H=12$ & $3.0 \pm 0.15$ & STELLA spectra \\ Average RV, \kms & $+$$0.10\pm$0.33 & STELLA spectra\\ $v\sin i$, \kms & $67 \pm 2$ & STELLA spectra \\ Rotation period, days & $6.80 \pm 0.06$ & MOST photometry\\ & $7.04 \pm 0.12$ & APT $y$ photometry \\ & $6.76 \pm 0.02$ & STELLA radial velocity \\ Inclination, deg & $\approx$80 & adopted \\ \hline \end{tabular} \tablefoot{Values not cited in the third column were obtained in this paper. GC=Geneva-Copenhagen survey.} \vspace*{-3.5mm} \end{table}