| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Equuleus [1] |
| A | |
| Right ascension | 21h 18m 34.85s [2] |
| Declination | +11° 34′ 08.2″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.25±0.03 [3] |
| B | |
| Right ascension | 21h 18m 34.80s [2] |
| Declination | +11° 34′ 08.0″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.87±0.14 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G0 V (combined) [4] |
| U−B color index | +0.07 [5] |
| B−V color index | +0.56 [5] |
| Aa | |
| Spectral type | F9 V [6] or G1 V [7] |
| Ab | |
| Spectral type | G0 V [6] or G2 V [7] |
| B | |
| Spectral type | G1.5 V [6] or G6 V [8] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 6.24±0.04 [9] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +29.213 mas/yr [10] Dec.: −49.564 mas/yr [10] |
| Parallax (π) | 19.3447±0.0543 mas [10] |
| Distance | 168.6 ± 0.5 ly (51.7 ± 0.1 pc) |
| A | |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +3.73±0.13 [3] |
| B | |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +5.35±0.19 [3] |
| Orbit [11] | |
| Primary | A |
| Companion | B |
| Period (P) | 28,685±173 d |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 0.5177±0.0046″ |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.8651±0.0008 |
| Inclination (i) | 100.36±0.16° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 255.03±0.17° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 24,468,123±3 JD |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 171.9±0.3° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 6.13±0.07 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 13.95±0.09 km/s |
| Orbit [11] | |
| Primary | Aa |
| Companion | Ab |
| Period (P) | 3.9660465±0.0000015 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0033±0.0008 |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 271±13° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 66.03±0.06 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 69.69±0.06 km/s |
| Details | |
| The System | |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.04 [12] dex |
| Age | 6.4±0.7 [13] Gyr |
| The A Subystem | |
| Temperature | 6,100±150 [14] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 10 [15] km/s |
| Aa | |
| Mass | 1.14 [16] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.06±0.08 [14] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.41+0.15 −0.14 [14] L☉ |
| Ab | |
| Mass | 1.08 [16] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.97±0.08 [14] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.16+0.13 −0.11 [14] L☉ |
| B | |
| Mass | 0.97 [16] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.91±0.08 [14] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.84+0.09 −0.08 [14] L☉ |
| Temperature | 5,703±1,090 [3] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 9 [15] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| AG+11°2644, BD+10°4514, GC 29812, HD 202908, HIP 105200, SAO 107015, ADS 14839AB, CCDM J21186+1134AB, WDS J21186+1134AB [17] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 202908, also known as HIP 105200, is a triple star located in the equatorial constellation Equuleus. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.01, [18] making it readily visible in binoculars but not to the naked eye. When resolved, the components have apparent magnitudes of 7.25 and 8.87 respectively. [3] The system is located relatively close at a distance of 169 light years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements [10] and it is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 6.24 km/s . [9]
| Aa | |||||||||||||||
| Period = 3.966 d | |||||||||||||||
| Ab | |||||||||||||||
| Separation = 0.5″ Period = 78 y | |||||||||||||||
| B | |||||||||||||||
Hierarchy of orbits in the HD 202908 system [6]
The system was first observed by astronomer S.W. Burnham. [19]
The "A" component is a double-lined spectroscopic binary that contains two solar-type stars with spectral classifications of F9 V and G0 V respectively. [6] The pair take roughly 4 days to orbit each other. [11]
The tertiary companion designated "B" has a class of G1.5 V, indicating that it is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star like the Sun. HD 202908 A and B both complete an eccentric orbit every 78 years. [11]
HD 202908 Aa and Ab have masses 1.08 and 1.14 times that of the Sun [16] and radii 97% and 106% of the Sun respectively. [14] The former radiates 1.41 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere and the latter radiates 1.16 times the Sun's luminosity. [14] The A subsystem has an effective temperature of 6,100 K , [14] giving it a whitish-yellow hue.
The B component has 97% the mass of the Sun [16] and 91% of its radius. It radiates 84% of the Sun's luminosity [14] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,703 K. [3] The system is estimated to be 6.4 billion years old. [13]