HD 4391

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HD 4391
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00h 45m 45.5930s [1]
Declination –47° 33 07.1438 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)5.80 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G3V [3]
B−V color index +0.64 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–11.4 [4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 183.99 [1] mas/yr
Dec.: 78.81 [1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)65.97±0.39  mas [1]
Distance 49.4 ± 0.3  ly
(15.16 ± 0.09  pc)
Details
Mass 1.22 ± 0.04 [5]   M
Surface gravity (log g)4.85 [5]   cgs
Temperature 5,955 [5]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.01 [5]   dex
Rotation 12 days [6]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.5 [3]  km/s
Age 1.2 [6]   Gyr
Other designations
CD-48 176, HD 4391, GJ 1021, HIP 3583, HR  209, SAO 215232. [7]
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 4391 is a triple star system [8] in the constellation Phoenix that is located at a distance of 48.7 light years from the Sun. The primary has a stellar classification of G3V, which is a G-type main sequence star. The physical properties of this star are similar to the Sun, making it a solar analog. However, it is believed to have 22% greater mass than the Sun and is only 1.2 billion years old. [5] The spectrum for this star displays an abnormally low level of beryllium, which may be the result of some form of mixing process. [6]

No planet has been detected in orbit around this star, [5] nor does it emit a statistically significant excess of infrared radiation that might indicate a debris disk. [9] However, it has two companions that share a common proper motion through space with HD 4391, effectively making it a triple star system. The first, a red dwarf of type M4, lies at an angular separation of 17″ from the primary. The second is a type M5 star at a separation of 49″. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv: 0708.1752 . Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID   18759600.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4: 99. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. 1 2 Torres, C. A. O.; et al. (December 2006). "Search for associations containing young stars (SACY). I. Sample and searching method". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 460 (3): 695–708. arXiv: astro-ph/0609258 . Bibcode:2006A&A...460..695T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065602. S2CID   16080025.
  4. Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". In Alan Henry Batten; John Frederick Heard (eds.). Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30. University of Toronto: Academic Press, London. p. 57. Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Santos, N. C.; et al. (July 2001). "The metal-rich nature of stars with planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 373 (3): 1019–1031. arXiv: astro-ph/0105216 . Bibcode:2001A&A...373.1019S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010648. S2CID   119347084.
  6. 1 2 3 Santos, N. C.; et al. (October 2004). "Beryllium anomalies in solar-type field stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 425 (3): 1013–1027. arXiv: astro-ph/0408109 . Bibcode:2004A&A...425.1013S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20040510. S2CID   17279966.
  7. "HD 4391 -- Pre-main sequence Star". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  8. 1 2 Raghavan, Deepak; et al. (September 2010). "A Survey of Stellar Families: Multiplicity of Solar-type Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 190 (1): 1–42. arXiv: 1007.0414 . Bibcode:2010ApJS..190....1R. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/190/1/1. S2CID   368553.
  9. Beichman, C. A.; et al. (December 2006). "New Debris Disks around Nearby Main-Sequence Stars: Impact on the Direct Detection of Planets". The Astrophysical Journal. 652 (2): 1674–1693. arXiv: astro-ph/0611682 . Bibcode:2006ApJ...652.1674B. doi:10.1086/508449. S2CID   14207148.