HD 70642

HD 70642 is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation of Puppis located 92 light years away.[1] This star has about the same mass and radius as the Sun, is slightly cooler and less luminous, and is richer in abundance of iron relative to hydrogen.

HD 70642
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension  8h 21m 28.137s[1]
Declination –39° 42 19.48[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.18
Characteristics
Spectral type G5V
U−B color index 0.28
B−V color index 0.70
V−R color index 0.35
R−I color index 0.32
Variable type none
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+48.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –201.65 ± 0.31[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 225.18 ± 0.42[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)35.63 ± 0.44[1] mas
Distance92 ± 1 ly
(28.1 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+4.89
Details
Mass1.04±0.02[2] M
Radius0.97±0.01[2] R
Luminosity0.917±0.004[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.47±0.02[2] cgs
Temperature5732±23[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.16±0.02 dex
Age1.9±1.1[2] Gyr
Other designations
CD–39°4247, LTT 3116, HIP 40952, Gl 304, SAO 199126
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

Planetary system

A long period planet companion to HD 70642 was announced in 2003. This planet orbits in a circular orbit (e=0.034) at 3.232 AU.[3] The star is so like Sol that its habitable zone is in the same place (~ 1 AU). The jovian ensures the stability of an Earth-mass planet at 1 AU.[4] This system is one of the most similar in conditions to the Solar System than any other currently known planetary systems.

The HD 70642 planetary system[5]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b ≥1.97 ± 0.18 MJ 3.23 ± 0.19 2068 ± 39 0.034 ± 0.043

See also

References

  1. 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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Bonfanti, A.; et al. (2015). "Revising the ages of planet-hosting stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 575. A18. arXiv:1411.4302. Bibcode:2015A&A...575A..18B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424951.
  3. Carter, Brad D.; et al. (2003). "A Planet in a Circular Orbit with a 6 Year Period". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 593 (1): L43–L46. arXiv:astro-ph/0307066. Bibcode:2003ApJ...593L..43C. doi:10.1086/378185.
  4. HINSE T.; MICHELSON R.; JOERGENSEN U.; GOZDIEWSKI K.; MIKKOLA S. (2008). "Dynamics and stability of telluric planets within the habitable zone of extrasolar planetary systems - Numerical simulations of test particles within the HD 4208 and HD 70642 systems". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488 (3): 1133–1147. Bibcode:2008A&A...488.1133H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809822.
  5. Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701.


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