109 Piscium

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109 Piscium
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 44m 55.8246s
Declination +20° 04′ 59.338″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.292
Characteristics
Spectral type G5IV
U-B color index 0.23
B-V color index 0.720
Variable type none
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -45.05 mas/yr
Dec.: -105.39 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 30.71 ± 0.81 mas
Distance 106 ly (30.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 3.72
Details
Mass 1.10 M
Radius  ? R
Luminosity  ? L
Temperature  ? K
Metallicity [Fe/H]=+0.15
Rotation  ?
Age  ? years
Other designations
HD 10697, HIP 8159, Gl 72, HR 508, BD+19°282

109 Piscium is a yellow subgiant star located about 106 light years away in the constellation Pisces. It has a similar mass to our Sun, and has a higher abundance of iron.

In 2000 an extrasolar planet was detected around this star.

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[edit] 109 Piscium b

109 Piscium b[1]
Extrasolar planet Lists of extrasolar planets
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 2.16±0.12 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.1023±0.0096
Orbital period (P) 1076.4±2.4 d
Inclination (i)  ?°
Longitude of
periastron
(ω) 108.9±8.2°
Time of periastron (τ) 2,450,396±29 JD
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) >6.38±0.53 MJ
Radius (r)  ? RJ
Density (ρ)  ? kg/m3
Temperature (T)  ? K
Discovery information
Discovery date 2000
Discoverer(s) Vogt et al.
Detection method Radial velocity
Discovery status Published

109 Piscium b is a long-period extrasolar planet discovered in orbit around 109 Piscium. It is at least 6.12 times the mass of Jupiter and is likely to be a gas giant. As is typical for long-period planets discovered around other stars, it has an orbital eccentricity greater than that of Jupiter.

The discoverers estimate its effective temperature as 264 K from solar heating, but it could be at least 10-20 K warmer because of internal heating[2].

Preliminary astrometric measurements suggest that the orbital inclination is 170.3°[3], yielding an object mass of 38 times that of Jupiter. If these results are confirmed, this would mean that the object is a brown dwarf.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Butler, R. et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646: 505 – 522.  (web Preprint)
  2. ^ S. Vogt, G.W. Marcy, R.P. Butler, K. Apps (2000). "Six New Planets from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". Astrophysical Journal 536: 902 – 914. 
  3. ^ I. Han, D.C. Black, G. Gatewood (2001). "Preliminary Astrometric Masses for Proposed Extrasolar Planetary Companions". Astrophysical Journal 548: L57 – L60. 

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