HD 44780
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini[1] | 
| Right ascension | 06h 24m 43.748s[2] | 
| Declination | +25° 02′ 55.37″[2] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.356 | 
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2 III | 
| Orbit[3] | |
| Period (P) | 577 days | 
| Semi-major axis (a) | 4.16 ± 1.28 mas | 
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.24 | 
| Inclination (i) | 109 ± 12° | 
| Details | |
| HD 44780 A | |
| Mass | 3.10 ± 0.65[3] M☉ | 
| Age | 4 × 108[3] years | 
| HD 44780 B | |
| Mass | 3.02 ± 0.64[3] M☉ | 
| Other designations | |
|  BD+25 1255, HIP 30501.[2]  | |
HD 44780 is a star in the Henry Draper Catalogue. It is a spectroscopic binary star,[1] located about 3° north of Mu Geminorum.[4] It is composed of two giant stars, orbiting each other with a period of 577 days. This type of binary system is relatively rare.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 R.F. Griffin, "The spectroscopic orbits of HD 44780 and 65 Geminorum", Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, April 1986, vol. 80, p. 91-108, ISSN 0035-872X , Bibcode: 1986JRASC..80...91G
- 1 2 3 SIMBAD, "HD 44780 -- Spectroscopic binary" (accessed 2011-11-30)
- 1 2 3 4 Pourbaix, D.; Boffin, H. M. J. (February 2003), "Reprocessing the Hipparcos Intermediate Astrometric Data of spectroscopic binaries. II. Systems with a giant component", Astronomy and Astrophysics 398: 1163–1177, arXiv:astro-ph/0211483, Bibcode:2003A&A...398.1163P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021736
- ↑ VizieR, HD 044780 (accessed 2011-11-30)
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