Phi2 Pavonis

Phi2 Pavonis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pavo
Right ascension 20h 40m 02.64s
Declination −60° 32 40
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.12
Characteristics
Spectral type F8V
Astrometry
Distance81.6 ly
(25 pc)
Details
Radius1.87 R
Temperature6200 K
Metallicity−0.44 Fe/H[1]
Rotation7 days?
Age5 Gyr years
Other designations
HD 196378, HIP 101983, HR 7875, Gl 794.2, GJ 9701
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

Phi2 Pavonis2 Pav, φ2 Pavonis), also known as HD 196378, is a yellow-white dwarf star approximately 82 light-years away in the constellation of Pavo (the Peacock). It is evolving into a subgiant.

This system was in 1991 a test case for the Zeta Herculis moving group, of low metallicity stars with 5 billion years of age. This group includes besides Zeta Herculis: δ Trianguli, ζ Reticuli, 1 Hydrae, Gl 456, Gl 678, and Gl 9079.[2]

In 1998, using the European Southern Telescope in Chile, a planet was announced to be orbiting the star.[3] This team retracted this claim in 2002, but found a different periodicity of 7 days possibly due to stellar rotation.[4]

See also

References

  1. Edvardsson, B.; Andersen, J.; Gustafsson, B.; et al. (1993). "The chemical evolution of the galactic disk I. Analysis and results". A&A (275): 101.
  2. G. F. Porto de Mello; L. da Silva (1991). "On the physical existence of the Zeta HER moving group – A detailed analysis of Phi exp 2 Pavonis". Astronomical Journal 102: 1816–1825. Bibcode:1991AJ....102.1816P. doi:10.1086/116006.
  3. M. Kürster (1998). "The ESO radial velocity planet search program". Workshop: Science with Gemini. CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.53.4018.
  4. M. Endl; M. Kürster; et al. (2002). "The planet search program at the ESO Coudé Echelle spectrometer III. The complete Long Camera survey results". Astronomy & Astrophysics 392 (2): 671–690. arXiv:astro-ph/0207512. Bibcode:2002A&A...392..671E. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020937.

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