| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| 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 |
| Distance | 84.1 ± 0.9 ly (25.8 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.74 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.18 ± 0.04 M☉ |
| Temperature | 5936 K |
| Metallicity | 0.19 |
| Age | 4.3 ± 0.8 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| NStED | data |
| ARICNS | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
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Lambda² Fornacis (also called HD 16417) is a 6th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 83 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.
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.[2]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | ≥0.069 ± 0.007 MJ | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 17.24 ± 0.01 | 0.2 ± 0.09 |
Coordinates: 02h 36m 58.6079s, −34° 34′ 40.717″
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