Astronomy:HD 109271

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Short description: Star in the constellation Virgo
HD 109271
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension  12h 33m 35.555s[1]
Declination −11° 37′ 18.73″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.05 ± 0.01[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 V[2] + DA[3]
B−V color index +0.658±0.002[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−4.971±0.0011[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −169.971[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 81.000[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.9082 ± 0.0379[1] mas
Distance182.1 ± 0.4 ly
(55.8 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.1±0.1[2]
Position (relative to HD 109271 A)[3]
ComponentHD 109271 B
Epoch of observation2018
Angular distance5.425
Position angle267.354°
Observed separation
(projected)
304 AU {{{projsepref}}}
Details[2]
HD 109271 A
Mass1.047±0.024 M
Radius1.295+0.023−0.020[5] R
Luminosity1.649±0.008[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.28±0.10 cgs
Temperature5,783±62 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.10±0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.7 km/s
Age7.3±1.2 Gyr
HD 109271 B
Mass~0.6[3] M
Other designations
BD−10° 3494, HD 109271, HIP 61300, SAO 157362, LTT 4770[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

HD 109271 is a wide binary star system in the constellation of Virgo. The brighter member of the binary has a pair of orbiting exoplanets. With an apparent visual magnitude of 8.05,[2] it cannot be seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements made by Gaia put the star at a distance of 181 light-years (55 parsecs) away from the Sun, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −5 km/s.[4] The system shows a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.232 arcsec yr−1.[7]

The primary component is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G5 V. It is a much older star than the Sun with an age of about 7.3 billion years, and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 2.7 km/s.[2] This star has 7% more mass than the Sun and a 30% greater girth.[5] The abundance of iron, a measure of the star's metallicity, is similar but slightly higher than in the Sun.[2] It is radiating 1.65[5] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 5,783 K.[2]

In 2020, a white dwarf companion of 0.6 M was found orbiting the primary at an angular separation of 5.4 along a position angle of 267°. At the distance of this system, this corresponds to a projected separation of 304 astronomical unit|AU. That is, they are physically separated by at least this distance. Additional stellar companions are ruled out down to a separation of 0.15″ from the primary.[3]

Planetary system

From 2003 to 2012, the star was under observance from the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS).[2] In 2012, two eccentric hot Neptune-mass planets were deduced by radial velocity. They were published in January 2013. These are close to a 1:4 resonance, so the system is similar to HD 69830. A third Neptune in the Venus zone was hypothesised from the data. These planets managed to survive the post main-sequence epoch of the companion star, when it shed much of its original mass.[3]

The HD 109271 planetary system[8][2]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >0.054 ± 0.004 MJ 0.079 ± 0.001 7.8543 ± 0.0009 0.25 ± 0.08
c >0.076 ± 0.007 MJ 0.196 ± 0.003 30.93 ± 0.02 0.15 ± 0.09
d (unconfirmed) >1.3 neptune MJ 1 430 0.36

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Lo Curto, G. et al. (2013). "The HARPS search for southern extrasolar planets: XXXVI. New multi-planet systems in the HARPS volume limited sample: a super-Earth and a Neptune in the habitable zone". Astronomy & Astrophysics 551: 7. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220415. A59. Bibcode2013A&A...551A..59L. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ginski, Christian et al. (2021). "How many suns are in the sky? A SPHERE multiplicity survey of exoplanet host stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 649: A156. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038964. Bibcode2021A&A...649A.156G. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Soubiran, C. et al. (2018). "Gaia Data Release 2. The catalogue of radial velocity standard stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 616: A7. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832795. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...7S. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Johns, Daniel et al. (November 2018). "Revised Exoplanet Radii and Habitability Using Gaia Data Release 2". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 239 (1): 14. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/aae5fb. 14. Bibcode2018ApJS..239...14J. 
  6. "HD 109271". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+109271. 
  7. Luyten, W. J. (June 1995). "NLTT Catalogue (Luyten, 1979)". VizieR Online Data Catalog. Bibcode1995yCat.1098....0L. 
  8. "Planet HD 109271 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/hd_109271_b--1245/. Retrieved 3 September 2017.