HD 222237

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HD 222237
Observation data
Epoch J2000        Equinox J2000
Constellation Tucana [1]
Right ascension 23h 39m 37.38737s [2]
Declination −72° 43′ 19.7554″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)7.09 [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type K3+V [4]
U−B color index 0.824 [3]
B−V color index 1.001 [3]
V−R color index 0.585 [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)69.62±0.13 [2] km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 143.736 mas/yr [2]
Dec.: −736.907 mas/yr [2]
Parallax (π)87.3724±0.0187  mas [2]
Distance 37.329 ± 0.008  ly
(11.445 ± 0.002  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)6.80 [3]
Details
Mass 0.76±0.09 [5]   M☉
Radius 0.71±0.06 [5]   R☉
Luminosity 0.22 [6]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.61±0.10 [5]   cgs
Temperature 4751±139 [5]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.32±0.02 [5]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.4 [6]  km/s
Age 8.8+5.3
−8.1 [6]   Gyr
Other designations
CD−73 1672, GJ 902, HD 222237, HIP 116745, SAO 258167, LHS 3994, PLX 5721 [7]
Database references
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data

HD 222237 is a K-type main-sequence star located 37.3 light-years (11.4 parsecs ) away in the constellation Tucana. With an apparent magnitude of 7.1, it is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. It is somewhat smaller, fainter, and cooler than the Sun, with about 76% of the Sun's mass, 71% of its radius, and just 22% of its luminosity, with an effective temperature of 4,750 Kelvin. It is a low metallicity star, meaning the abundance of elements heavier than helium is lower than in the Sun. [5] No infrared excess has been detected that would otherwise indicate the presence of a circumstellar disk around this star. [8]

The star hosts one known exoplanet, the super-Jupiter HD 222237 b. This planet was discovered in 2024 using radial velocity as well as astrometry from the Hipparcos and Gaia space telescopes. It has about 5 times the mass of Jupiter, and has an eccentric orbit around its star with a period of about 40 years at a distance of about 11 AU, around the distance of Saturn from the Sun. [5] Direct imaging of the planet with the James Webb Space Telescope is planned. [9]

The HD 222237 planetary system [5]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(years)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b5.19±0.58  MJ 10.8+1.1
−1.0		40.8+5.8
−4.5		0.56±0.0349.9+3.4
−2.8 ° 		—

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". djm.cc. 2 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv: 2208.00211 . Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243940 . S2CID   244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Koen, C.; Kilkenny, D.; et al. (April 2010). "UBV(RI)C JHK observations of Hipparcos-selected nearby stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 403 (4): 1949–1968. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.403.1949K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16182.x.
  4. ↑ Gray, R. O.; Corbally, C. J.; et al. (July 2006). "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample". The Astronomical Journal . 132 (1): 161–170. arXiv: astro-ph/0603770 . Bibcode:2006AJ....132..161G. doi:10.1086/504637.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Xiao, Guang-Yao; Feng, Fabo; et al. (November 2024). "HD 222237 b: a long-period super-Jupiter around a nearby star revealed by radial-velocity and Hipparcos-Gaia astrometry". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 534 (3): 2858–2874. arXiv: 2409.08067 . Bibcode:2024MNRAS.534.2858X. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stae2151 .
  6. 1 2 3 Valenti, Jeff A.; Fischer, Debra A. (July 2005). "Spectroscopic Properties of Cool Stars (SPOCS). I. 1040 F, G, and K Dwarfs from Keck, Lick, and AAT Planet Search Programs". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 159 (1): 141–166. Bibcode:2005ApJS..159..141V. doi:10.1086/430500.
  7. ↑ "HD 222237". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Lawler, S. M.; Beichman, C. A.; et al. (November 2009). "Explorations Beyond the Snow Line: Spitzer/IRS Spectra of Debris Disks Around Solar-type Stars". The Astrophysical Journal . 705 (1): 89–111. arXiv: 0909.0058 . Bibcode:2009ApJ...705...89L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/705/1/89.
  9. ↑ "Direct Detection and Characterization of a Nearby Temperate Giant Planet". STScI . Retrieved 11 March 2025. We propose to image HD 222237 b, a nearby, temperate, eccentric giant planet prime for characterization by JWST.
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