Astronomy:HD 117207

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Short description: Star in the constellation Centaurus
HD 117207
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension  13h 29m 21.11291s[1]
Declination −35° 34′ 15.5880″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.240[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G7IV-V[3]
B−V color index 0.727±0.014[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−17.43±0.09[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −205.904[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −71.402[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)30.9440 ± 0.0256[1] mas
Distance105.40 ± 0.09 ly
(32.32 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.67[4]
Details[2]
Mass1.053±0.028 M
Radius1.074±0.041 R
Luminosity1.163+0.002
−0.003
[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.371±0.039 cgs
Temperature5,732±53 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.19±0.03 dex
Age4.192±2.274[2] Gyr
Other designations
CPD−34°8913, HD 117207, HIP 65808, SAO 204517[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

HD 117207 is a star in the southern constellation Centaurus. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.24,[2] it is too dim to be visible to the naked eye but can be seen with a small telescope. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of 105.4 light-years (32.3 parsecs) from the Sun. The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −17.4 km/s.[4] It has an absolute magnitude of 4.67.[4]

This object has a stellar classification of G7IV-V,[3] showing blended spectral traits of a G-type main-sequence star and an older, evolving subgiant star. It is around four[2] billion years old with 5%[7] greater mass than the Sun and a 7% larger radius.[5] The star is radiating 1.16 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,644 K.[5]

In 2005, a planet was found orbiting the star using the radial velocity method, and was designated HD 117207 b.[8][9] The orbital elements of this planet were refined in 2018, showing an orbital period of 7.18 years, a semimajor axis of 3.79 astronomical unit|AU, and an eccentricity of 0.16. The minimum mass of this object is nearly double that of Jupiter. If an inner planet is orbiting the star, it must have an orbital period no greater than 3.46 years to satisfy Hill's criteria for dynamic stability.[2] In 2023, the inclination and true mass of HD 117207 b were determined via astrometry.[10]

The HD 117207 planetary system[10]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(years)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 2.106+0.16
−0.089
 MJ
3.773+0.036
−0.035
7.136+0.034
−0.035
0.04+0.026
−0.024
76.6+9.3
−12.0
or 103.4+12.0
−9.3
°

See also

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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Barbato, D. et al. (August 2018). "Exploring the realm of scaled solar system analogues with HARPS". Astronomy & Astrophysics 615: 21. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832791. A175. Bibcode2018A&A...615A.175B. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gray, R. O. et al. (July 2006). "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 parsecs: The Northern Sample I". The Astronomical Journal 132 (1): 161–170. doi:10.1086/504637. Bibcode2006AJ....132..161G. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
  6. "HD 117207". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+117207. 
  7. Luck, R. Earle (March 2018). "Abundances in the Local Region. III. Southern F, G, and K Dwarfs". The Astronomical Journal 155 (3): 31. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aaa9b5. 111. Bibcode2018AJ....155..111L. 
  8. Marcy, Geoffrey W. et al. (2005). "Five New Extrasolar Planets". The Astrophysical Journal 619 (1): 570–584. doi:10.1086/426384. Bibcode2005ApJ...619..570M. 
  9. Butler, R. P. et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522. doi:10.1086/504701. Bibcode2006ApJ...646..505B. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Xiao, Guang-Yao et al. (May 2023). "The Masses of a Sample of Radial-Velocity Exoplanets with Astrometric Measurements". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics 23 (5): 055022. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/accb7e. Bibcode2023RAA....23e5022X. 

Coordinates: Sky map 13h 29m 21.1137s, −35° 34′ 15.589″