HD 11506

HD 11506
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 52m 50.53s[1]
Declination −19° 30 25.1[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.537
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V
B−V color index 0.538
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 22.87 ± 0.46[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −98.85 ± 0.35[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)19.34 ± 0.58[1] mas
Distance169 ± 5 ly
(52 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.882
Details
Mass1.19 ± 0.1 M
Radius1.38 ± 0.15 R
Luminosity2.29 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.28 cgs
Temperature6058 ± 51 K
Metallicity0.31 ± 0.03
Rotation~26.3 days
Age5.4 ± 1.6 years
Other designations
HIP 8770, SAO 148079, BD−20°358
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

HD 11506 is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. It is 8th magnitude and about 169 ly away.

Planetary system

The superjovian planet HD 11506 b was discovered orbiting the star by the N2K Consortium using the doppler spectroscopy method. This planet was announced by Debra Fischer in the United States in 2007.[2] In 2009, the second planet HD 11506 c was discovered by using Bayesian analysis.[3]

The HD 11506 planetary system[3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
c ≥0.82+0.31
0.5
 MJ
0.639+0.007
0.017
170.46+4
6
0.42+0.2
0.42
b ≥3.44+0.9
0.47
 MJ
2.43+0.24
0.12
1270+200
95
0.22+0.25
0.12

References

Coordinates: 01h 52m 50.534s, −19° 30′ 25.107″


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