Astronomy:HIP 72217

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Short description: Triple star system in the constellation Libra
HIP 72217
Observation data
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Constellation Libra[1]
AB
Right ascension  14h 46m 10.811s[2]
Declination −21° 10′ 35.05″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.43±0.01[3]
(7.06 + 7.33)[1]
C
Right ascension  14h 46m 11.349s[4]
Declination −21° 10′ 36.04″[4]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.82[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant + subgiant + main sequence[1]
Spectral type G1V[5]
B−V color index 0.603[1]
Astrometry
AB
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.9±0.4[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −57.28[7] mas/yr
Dec.: −101.60[7] mas/yr
Parallax (π)24.24 ± 0.63[7] mas
Distance135 ± 3 ly
(41 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+3.35[8]
C
Proper motion (μ) RA: −71.95 mas/yr
Dec.: −108.23 mas/yr
Parallax (π)24.8360 ± 0.1337[4] mas
Distance131.3 ± 0.7 ly
(40.3 ± 0.2 pc)
Orbit[1]
PrimaryA
CompanionB
Period (P)12.9170±0.0012 years
Semi-major axis (a)0.1854±0.0003"
(7.65 au[lower-alpha 1])
Eccentricity (e)0.6319±0.0012
Inclination (i)25.29±0.31°
Longitude of the node (Ω)277.42±0.96°
Periastron epoch (T)1995.2607±0.0022
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
44.42±0.91°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
7.06±0.00 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
7.32±0.00 km/s
Details[1]
A
Mass1.14±0.15 M
Radius1.47±0.04 R
Luminosity2.73±0.19 L
Habitable zone inner limit1.223 au
Habitable zone outer limit2.847 au
Surface gravity (log g)4.14±0.11 cgs
Temperature6,125±50 K
Age3.55±0.30 Gyr
B
Mass1.12±0.14 M
Radius1.39±0.03 R
Luminosity2.21±0.14 L
Habitable zone inner limit1.108 au
Habitable zone outer limit2.599 au
Surface gravity (log g)4.20±0.12 cgs
Temperature5,950±50 K
Age3.55±0.30 Gyr
C
Mass0.17±0.01 M
Radius0.28±0.01 R
Luminosity0.0070±0.0002 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.76±0.17 cgs
Temperature3,250±50 K
Age3.55±0.30 Gyr
Other designations
BD−20°4087, HD 129980, HIP 72217, HR 5504, TYC 6166-454-1[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata
C

HIP 72217 is a triple star system in the constellation Libra. With an apparent visual magnitude of 6.43, it is very close to the limit for naked eye vision, and thus can only be seen in dark skies. Based on parallax measurements, it lies at a distance of roughly 130 light-years (40 parsecs).

Characteristics

This system is in a hierarchical configuration, with an inner pair of stars and an outer circumbinary component.

The two inner components A and B are G-type stars that have reached the subgiant stage of evolution and are larger, hotter and more luminous than the Sun. The stars take 12.917 years (4,718 days) to fully orbit each other, have a semi-major axis of 7.65 astronomical units (au) and are in an eccentric orbit with e = 0.6319.[1]

Any planet orbiting either of the two inner stars would need to have an orbit between 0.003 and 0.067 au, since a longer orbit would be unstable due to the gravitational perturbations of the binary system, while a shorter orbit would reach the Roche lobe. A circumbinary planet would need to be orbiting between 2.734 and 2.966 au. Meanwhile, the habitable zone spans from roughly 1.2 to 2.8 au for the star A, and 1.1 to 2.6 au for the star B.[1]

The outer component C is a red dwarf separated by 290 au from the inner pair.[lower-alpha 2] It has around 28% of the Sun's size, shining with less than 1% of the Sun's luminosity and having an effective temperature of 3,250 K.[1]

Notes

  1. Calculated using the parallax of 0.02424 arcseconds and the separation of 0.1854 arcseconds. 0.1854" / 0.02424" = 7.65 au.
  2. Calculated using the parallax of 0.02424 arcseconds and the separation of 6.923 arcseconds. 6.923" / 0.02424" = 286 au.

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Nazar, Naufa; Al-Wardat, Mashhoor A.; Abushattal, Ahmad; Haboubi, Hassan B. (2025-10-30). "Stellar Parameters and Evolutionary Pathways of the Subgiant system HIP 72217". arXiv:2510.26224 [astro-PH].
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.
  3. Fabricius, C.; Høg, E.; Makarov, V. V.; Mason, B. D.; Wycoff, G. L.; Urban, S. E. (2002). "The Tycho double star catalogue". Astronomy and Astrophysics 384: 180. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011822. Bibcode2002A&A...384..180F. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
  5. Abt, H. A. (1981). "Visual multiples. VII. MK classifications". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 45: 437. doi:10.1086/190719. Bibcode1981ApJS...45..437A. 
  6. Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. Bibcode2006AstL...32..759G. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Van Leeuwen, F.; Al-Wardat, Mashhoor A.; Abushattal, Ahmad; Haboubi, Hassan B. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. 
  8. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  9. "HD 129980". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+129980.