HD 171238

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HD 171238
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 34m 43.67500s[1]
Declination –28° 04 20.3381[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)8.606[2]
Characteristics
Spectral typeG8 V[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)9.40
Apparent magnitude (J)7.244[4]
Apparent magnitude (H)6.868[4]
Apparent magnitude (K)6.831[4]
B−V color index0.74[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)21.1[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –29.46 ± 1.64[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –111.01 ± 1.05[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)19.89 ± 1.15[1] mas
Distance164 ± 9 ly
(50 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.15[5]
Details
Mass0.943 ± 0.033[5] M
Surface gravity (log g)4.43 ± 0.04[5] cgs
Temperature5467 ± 55[5] K
Metallicity0.17 ± 0.007[5]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.48[5] km/s
Age4.92 ± 4.11[5] Gyr
Other designations
CD–28°14719, HD 171238, HIP 91085, PPM 268605, SAO 186998.
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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HD 171238 is a 9th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 164 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. This star is a little bit cooler, less massive, older, and more metallic than the Sun. In August 2009, it was announced that this star has a planet.[5]

The HD 171238 system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b ≥2.6 ± 0.15 MJ 2.54 ± 0.06 1523+40
45
0.4+0.061
0.065

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, Floor (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752v1, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357  Note: see VizieR catalogue I/311.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nordström, B. et al. (May 2004), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ˜14 000 F and G dwarfs", Astronomy and Astrophysics 418: 989–1019, arXiv:astro-ph/0405198, Bibcode:2004A&A...418..989N, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035959 
  3. Houk, Nancy (1979), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars 3, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1982MSS...C03....0H 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cutri, R. M. et al. (June 2003), 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources, NASA/IPAC, Bibcode:2003tmc..book.....C 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Ségransan, D. et al. (2009). "The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets. XVI. Discovery of a planetary system around HD 147018 and of two long period and massive planets orbiting HD 171238 and HD 204313". Astronomy & Astrophysics 511: A45. arXiv:0908.1479. Bibcode:2010A&A...511A..45S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912136. 

Coordinates: 18h 34m 43.6733s, −28° 04′ 20.328″


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