HD 168746
Appearance
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Serpens |
Right ascension | 18h 21m 49.7827s[1] |
Declination | −11° 55′ 21.652″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.95[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G5V[2] |
B−V color index | 0.713[3] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −22.946±0.054[1] mas/yr Dec.: −68.402±0.040[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 23.79 ± 0.31 mas[1] |
Distance | 137 ± 2 ly (42.0 ± 0.5 pc) |
Details[3] | |
Mass | 0.88±0.01 M☉ |
Luminosity | 1.10 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.50±0.15 cgs |
Temperature | 5610±30 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.06±0.05 dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.0 km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
HD 168746 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation of Serpens. It is very similar to our Sun, a yellow dwarf star (spectral class G5V). It is not visible to the unaided eye, but is easily visible with binoculars or a small telescope. In 2000 a planet was announced orbiting it.[4]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | >0.23 MJ | 0.065 | 6.403 ± 0.001 | 0.081 ± 0.029 | — | — |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A; et al. (2016). "Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 595. A2. arXiv:1609.04172. Bibcode:2016A&A...595A...2G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629512.Gaia Data Release 1 catalog entry
- ^ a b c "HD 168746". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ a b c Pepe, F.; et al. (2002). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets VII. Two short-period Saturnian companions to HD 108147 and HD 168746". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 388 (2): 632–638. arXiv:astro-ph/0202457. Bibcode:2002A&A...388..632P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020433.
- ^ "Exoplanets Galore!" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. April 15, 2000. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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