Astronomy:20 Leonis Minoris

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Short description: Star in the constellation Leo Minor
20 Leonis Minoris
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension  10h 01m 00.65765s[1]
Declination +31° 55′ 25.2151″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.40[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G3 Va Hδ1[3] + M7 V[4]
U−B color index +0.27[5]
B−V color index +0.65[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+55.96±0.09[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −527.63±0.30[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −429.42±0.18[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)66.46 ± 0.32[1] mas
Distance49.1 ± 0.2 ly
(15.05 ± 0.07 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.46[7]
Details
20 LMi A
Mass1.12[8] M
Radius1.247±0.021[9] R
Luminosity1.378±0.027[9] L
Temperature5,735±5.6[10] K
Rotation10.64±0.14 d[2]
Age6.2–7.7[11] Gyr
20 LMi B
Mass0.11[8] M
Rotation19.2687 d[4]
Other designations
20 LMi, BD+32° 1964, FK5 1258, GJ 376, HD 86728, HIP 49081, HR 3951, SAO 61808, LHS 2216, LTT 12671[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

20 Leonis Minoris is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Leo Minor. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +5.4.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 66.46 mas, it is located 49 light years from the Sun. The star has a relatively high proper motion[3] and is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +56 km/s.[6] The system made its closest approach about 150,000 years ago when it came within 32.2 ly (9.86 pc).[13]

The primary member of this system is a G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G3 Va Hδ1.[3] It has 12% more mass and a 25% larger radius than the Sun. The star is about seven[11] billion years old and is spinning with a rotation period of 10.6 days.[2] The small companion is an active red dwarf star that has a relatively high metallicity.[14] The two stars are currently separated by 14.5 arc seconds, corresponding to a projected separation of 2016 AU.[8]

In 2020, a candidate exoplanet was detected orbiting 20 Leonis Minoris (HD 86728). With a minimum mass of 0.032 ||J}}}}}} (10.2 M) and an orbital period of 31 days, this would most likely be a hot Neptune.[15]

The 20 Leonis Minoris planetary system[15]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b (unconfirmed) 0.032+0.005
−0.005
MJ
0.2003+0.00007
−0.00007
31.15+0.02
−0.02
0.2+0.2
−0.1

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V, http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=I/311/hip2&recno=48928, retrieved 2009-12-18. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hempelmann, A. et al. (February 2016), "Measuring rotation periods of solar-like stars using TIGRE. A study of periodic CaII H+K S-index variability", Astronomy & Astrophysics 586: 19, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526972, A14, Bibcode2016A&A...586A..14H. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Keenan, P.; McNeil, R. (October 1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 71: 245–266, doi:10.1086/191373, Bibcode1989ApJS...71..245K. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 West, Andrew A. et al. (October 2015), "An Activity-Rotation Relationship and Kinematic Analysis of Nearby Mid-to-Late-Type M Dwarfs", The Astrophysical Journal 812 (1): 12, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/812/1/3, 3, Bibcode2015ApJ...812....3W. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. Bibcode1986EgUBV........0M. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759–771. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. Bibcode2006AstL...32..759G. 
  7. 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, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, Bibcode2009A&A...501..941H. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Tokovinin, A.; Kiyaeva, O. (February 2016), "Eccentricity distribution of wide binaries", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 456 (2): 2070−2079, doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2825, Bibcode2016MNRAS.456.2070T. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Boyajian, Tabetha S. et al. (February 2012), "Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. I. Main-sequence A, F, and G Stars", The Astrophysical Journal 746 (1): 101, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/746/1/101, Bibcode2012ApJ...746..101B . See Table 10.
  10. Kovtyukh; Soubiran, C.; Belik, S. I.; Gorlova, N. I. (2003), "High precision effective temperatures for 181 F-K dwarfs from line-depth ratios", Astronomy and Astrophysics 411 (3): 559–564, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031378, Bibcode2003A&A...411..559K 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008), "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics", The Astrophysical Journal 687 (2): 1264–1293, doi:10.1086/591785, Bibcode2008ApJ...687.1264M 
  12. "HD 86728". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+86728. 
  13. Bailer-Jones, C. A. L. (March 2015), "Close encounters of the stellar kind", Astronomy & Astrophysics 575: 13, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425221, A35, Bibcode2015A&A...575A..35B. 
  14. Gizis, J. E. et al. (2000), "Two Nearby M Dwarf Binaries from 2MASS", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 311 (2): 385, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03060.x, Bibcode2000MNRAS.311..385G 
  15. 15.0 15.1 Hirsch, Lea A. et al. (2021), "Understanding the Impacts of Stellar Companions on Planet Formation and Evolution: A Survey of Stellar and Planetary Companions within 25 pc", The Astronomical Journal 161 (3): 134, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/abd639, Bibcode2021AJ....161..134H. 

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