Lambda2 Fornacis

Lambda2 Fornacis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Fornax
Right ascension 02h 36m 58.61s[1]
Declination –34° 34 40.7[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.78
Characteristics
Spectral type G1V
B−V color index 0.67
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)10.3 ± 2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –18.35 ± 0.22[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –259.35 ± 0.27[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)38.79 ± 0.40[1] mas
Distance84.1 ± 0.9 ly
(25.8 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.74 ± 0.04[2]
Details
Mass1.18 ± 0.04[2] M
Radius1.50 ± 0.05[2] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.12 ± 0.03[2] cgs
Temperature5,936[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.19[2] dex
Age4.34 ± 0.82[2] Gyr
Other designations
HD 16417, CD–35° 903, GC 3153, GCRV 1481, Gliese 105.1, HIP 12186, HR 772, LTT 1280, NLTT 8516, PPM 278138, SAO 193811, Wo 9088
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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Lambda2 Fornacis (also called HD 16417) is a 6th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 84 light years away in the constellation of Fornax. It is more massive, hotter, and more metal-rich than our Sun and only 300 million years younger.

Planetary system

Precision Doppler spectroscopy from an intensive 48 night observing campaign on the Anglo-Australian Telescope has revealed the presence of a low-mass extrasolar planet orbiting the star.[3]

The Lambda2 Fornacis planetary system[3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b ≥0.069 ± 0.007 MJ 0.14 ± 0.01 17.24 ± 0.01 0.2 ± 0.09

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 da Silva, L.; et al. (November 2006), "Basic physical parameters of a selected sample of evolved stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 458 (2): 609–623, arXiv:astro-ph/0608160, Bibcode:2006A&A...458..609D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065105
  3. 1 2 O’Toole, Simon; et al. (2009). "A Neptune-mass Planet Orbiting the Nearby G Dwarf HD16417". The Astrophysical Journal 697 (2): 1263–1268. arXiv:0902.4024. Bibcode:2009ApJ...697.1263O. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/697/2/1263.

Coordinates: 02h 36m 58.6079s, −34° 34′ 40.717″


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