HD 16175

HD 16175
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 02h 37m 01.9110s
Declination +42° 03′ 45.479″
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.28
Distance 195 ly
(59.8 pc)
Spectral type G0
Other designations
BD+41°496, HIP 12191, SAO 38170
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 16175 is a 7th magnitude G-type star with temperature about 6000 K located approximately 195 light-years away in the Perseus constellation. This star is only visible through binoculars or better equipment. The absolute magnitude is 3.40, so it is 3.73 times more luminous than our local star at visible wavelength.

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Planetary system

The extrasolar planet HD 16175 b was published in the June 2009 issue of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.[1]

The HD 16175 system[1]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity
b >4.4 ± 0.34 MJ 2.10 ± 0.08 990 ± 20 0.59 ± 0.11

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Peek et al.; Johnson, John Asher; Fischer, Debra A.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Henry, Gregory W.; Howard, Andrew W.; Wright, Jason T.; Lowe, Thomas B. et al. (2009). "Old, rich, and eccentric: two jovian planets orbiting evolved metal-rich stars". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 121 (880): 613–620. Bibcode 2009PASP..121..613P. doi:10.1086/599862.  (web Preprint)

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Coordinates: 02h 37m 01.9110s, +42° 03′ 45.479″