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Rho Indi

Coordinates: Sky map 22h 54m 39.4833s, −70° 04′ 25.352″
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Rho Indi
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 22h 54m 39.482s[1]
Declination –70° 04′ 25.35″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.064
Characteristics
Spectral type G2.5IV
Variable type none
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–3.0 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -43.89 ± 0.26[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 73.04 ± 0.24[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.39 ± 0.36 mas[1]
Distance87.2 ± 0.8 ly
(26.7 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+3.948
Details
Mass1.07 M
Radius1.1 R
Luminosity1.09 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.29 cgs
Temperature5636 K
Metallicity0.3 (200%)
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.13 km/s
Age12.96 × 109 years
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Other designations
CP(D) –70°2971, FK5 865, GSC 09340-01818, HR 8701, HD 216437, HIP 113137, SAO 258084.

Rho Indi (Bright Star designation HR 8701) is a yellow subgiant star in the constellation Indus. It is, barely, a naked eye star, not visible in the northern hemisphere outside the tropics. The age of the star is almost 13 Gya and it will soon die away as a planetary nebula.

Planetary system

On September 17, 2002, this star was found to have a planet, Rho Indi b.[2]

The Rho Indi planetary system[3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >2.26 ± 0.19 MJ 2.54 ± 0.15 1353 ± 25 0.319 ± 0.025

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.Vizier catalog entry
  2. ^ Jones, Hugh R. A.; Butler, R. Paul; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Tinney, Chris G.; Penny, Alan J.; McCarthy, Chris; Carter, Brad D. (2002). "Extrasolar planets around HD 196050, HD 216437 and HD 160691". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 337 (4): 1170–1178. arXiv:astro-ph/0206216. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.337.1170J. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05787.x. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |displayauthors= ignored (|display-authors= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  3. ^ Butler, R. P.; Wright, J. T.; Marcy, G. W.; Fischer, D. A.; Vogt, S. S.; Tinney, C. G.; Jones, H. R. A.; Carter, B. D.; Johnson, J. A.; McCarthy, C.; Penny, A. J. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |displayauthors= ignored (|display-authors= suggested) (help)