HD 85512

HD 85512

Close-up of the sky around the star HD 85512.
Credit: ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Observation data
Epoch 2000      Equinox 2000
Constellation Vela
Right ascension 09h 51m 07.1s[1]
Declination −43° 30′ 10″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.66
Characteristics
Spectral type K5V
U−B color index 1.12
B−V color index 1.18
V−R color index 0.71
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-9.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 461.92 ± 0.52[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −471.92 ± 0.51[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)89.62 ± 0.67[1] mas
Distance36.4 ± 0.3 ly
(11.16 ± 0.08 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)7.39[2]
Details
Mass0.69 M☉
Radius0.533 ± 0.04[note 1] R☉
Luminosity (bolometric)0.126 ± 0.008 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.39 ± 0.28 cgs
Temperature4715 ± 102 K
Metallicity44–50%
Rotation47.13 ± 6.98
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<3 km/s
Age5.61 ± 0.61 Gyr
Other designations
CD-42 5678, Gliese 370, HD 85512, HIP 48331, LHS 2201, NStars 0951-4330
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 85512 is a solitary K-type main-sequence star located approximately 36 light-years away in the constellation Vela. It is approximately one billion years older than the Sun. It is extremely chromospherically inactive, only slightly more active than Tau Ceti. The star is known to host one low-mass planet.

Planetary system

Artists's impression of HD 85512 b.[3] Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser.

On August 19, 2011, a ≥3.6 Earth-mass planet was discovered using HARPS that is "just inside" the habitable zone, along with the planets of 82 G. Eridani and HR 7722 c.[4] The planet could be potentially cool enough to host liquid water if the planet exhibits more than 50% cloud coverage. HD 85512 b is currently the fifth best candidate for habitability according to the Habitable Exoplanets Catalog.

The HD 85512 planetary system[4]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b ≥3.6 M⊕ 0.26 ± 0.005 58.43 ± 0.13 0.11 ± 0.1 — —

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. arXiv:0708.1752 Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.Vizier catalog entry
  2. ↑ Holmberg, J.; et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 501 (3): 941–947, Bibcode:2009A&A...501..941H, arXiv:0811.3982 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191.
  3. ↑ "Fifty New Exoplanets Discovered by HARPS". ESO Science Release. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 Pepe, F.; et al. (2011). "The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone. I. Very low-mass planets around HD 20794, HD 85512, and HD 192310". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 534. A58. Bibcode:2011A&A...534A..58P. arXiv:1108.3447 Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117055.

Notes

  1. ↑ From , where is the radius, is the luminosity, is the effective surface temperature and is the Stefan–Boltzmann constant.

Coordinates: 09h 51m 07.1s, −43° 30′ 10″


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