Astronomy:GU Piscium

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Short description: Star in the constellation Pisces
GU Piscium
GUPscLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for GU Piscium, plotted from ASAS-SN data
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension  01h 12m 35.0519s[1]
Declination 17° 03′ 55.5712″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.96 - 13.24
Characteristics
Spectral type M3[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.5±0.5[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 96.642±0.127[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −100.704±0.107[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.0019 ± 0.0721[1] mas
Distance155.3 ± 0.5 ly
(47.6 ± 0.2 pc)
Details
Radius0.54±0.04[4] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.75±0.07[4] cgs
Temperature3250±32[4] K
Metallicity−0.25±0.19[4]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)23.7±2.2[3] km/s
Other designations
1SWASP J011235.03+170355.7, 1RXS J011235.6+170401, GU Psc, 2MASS J01123504+1703557[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

GU Piscium is a star in the constellation Pisces.[5] An RS Canum Venaticorum variable, it ranges from magnitude 12.96 to 13.24 over 1.04 days.[6] It is 48 Parsecs (155 light-years) distant from Earth.[7] This star is also believed to be a member of the AB Doradus moving group with a membership probability of 96.9%.[8]

Planetary system

In 2014, it was found to have a gas giant planet—GU Piscium b—orbiting it.[7]

The GU Piscium planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 9–13 MJ MJ 2000 163,000

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. Riaz, Basmah; Gizis, John E.; Harvin, James (2006). "Identification of New M Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood". The Astronomical Journal 132 (2): 866–872. doi:10.1086/505632. Bibcode2006AJ....132..866R. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Malo, Lison et al. (2014). "BANYAN. III. Radial Velocity, Rotation, and X-Ray Emission of Low-mass Star Candidates in Nearby Young Kinematic Groups". The Astrophysical Journal 788 (1): 81. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/81. Bibcode2014ApJ...788...81M. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Malo, Lison et al. (2014). "BANYAN. IV. Fundamental Parameters of Low-mass Star Candidates in Nearby Young Stellar Kinematic Groups—Isochronal Age Determination using Magnetic Evolutionary Models". The Astrophysical Journal 792 (1): 37. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/792/1/37. Bibcode2014ApJ...792...37M. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "V* GU Psc". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=V%2A+GU+Psc. 
  6. BSJ (11 November 2011). "GU Piscium". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=36259. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Naud, Marie-Eve et al. (2014). "Discovery of a Wide Planetary-Mass Companion to the Young M3 Star Gu Psc". The Astrophysical Journal 787 (1): 5. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/787/1/5. Bibcode2014ApJ...787....5N. 
  8. Malo, Lison et al. (2013). "Bayesian Analysis to Identify New Star Candidates in Nearby Young Stellar Kinematic Groups". The Astrophysical Journal 762 (2): 88. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/762/2/88. Bibcode2013ApJ...762...88M.