HD 87883

HD 87883
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension 10h 08m 43.140s[1]
Declination +34° 14 32.13[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.56
Characteristics
Spectral type K0V
Apparent magnitude (B) 8.53
Apparent magnitude (J) 5.839
Apparent magnitude (H) 5.441
Apparent magnitude (K) 5.314
B−V color index 0.97
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+9.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −64.04±0.53[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −60.51±0.34[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)54.93 ± 0.54[1] mas
Distance59.4 ± 0.6 ly
(18.2 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)6.28
Details
Mass0.82±0.04 M
Radius0.76±0.03 R
Luminosity0.32 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.47 cgs
Temperature4980±44 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.093±0.04 dex
Age9.8 Gyr
Other designations
BD+34°2089, HIP 49699, PPM 75021, SAO 61890
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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HD 87883 is an 8th magnitude K-type main sequence star located approximately 59 light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The age of this star is 9.8 billion years, compared with 4.6 billion years for our Sun. In August 2009, this star was found to have a radial velocity planet.[2]

The HD 87883 planetary system[2]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 1.78±0.34 MJ 3.6±0.08 2754±87 0.53±0.12

See also

References

Coordinates: 10h 08m 43.1395s, +34° 14′ 32.135″


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