| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Right ascension | 08h 03m 28.66767s [1] |
| Declination | −01° 09′ 45.7581″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.25 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G5 [3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 44.26±0.13 [1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −65.766±0.029 mas/yr [1] Dec.: −206.999±0.019 mas/yr [1] |
| Parallax (π) | 18.7661 ± 0.0312 mas [1] |
| Distance | 173.8 ± 0.3 ly (53.29 ± 0.09 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.09 ± 0.02 [4] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.13 ± 0.03 [4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.28 ± 0.01 [4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.37 ± 0.03 [4] cgs |
| Temperature | 5773 ± 55 [4] K |
| Age | 4.1 ± 1.4 [4] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 66428 is a G-type main sequence star located approximately 174 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. This star is similar to the Sun with an apparent magnitude of 8.25, an effective temperature of 5705 ± 27 K and a solar luminosity 1.28. Its absolute magnitude is 11.1 while its U-V color index is 0.71. It is considered an inactive star and it is metal-rich ([Fe/H] = 0.310). [2] [3] [5] This star has a precise mass of 1.14552 solar masses. This precision comes from the Corot mission that measured asteroseismology.
In July 2006, the discovery of the extrasolar planet HD 66428 b was published in the Astrophysical Journal. It was found from observations at the W. M. Keck Observatory using the radial velocity method. It has a minimum mass of more than 3 times that of Jupiter and orbits at a distance of 3.47 AU away from the star. [2] [6]
In 2015 a refined orbit was determined which led to the discovery of a linear trend in the radial velocities indicating a more distant companion of unknown character, [6] which was determined to be a gas giant planet HD 66428 c or brown dwarf in 2021. [7] In 2022, the inclination and true mass of both planets were measured via astrometry. The orbital period and mass of planet c were found to be significantly lower than the previous higher-error estimates, showing it to be planetary mass and not a brown dwarf. [8]
| Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (years) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 10.946+2.442 −3.845 MJ | 3.395+0.141 −0.157 | 6.214+0.015 −0.016 | 0.471±0.012 | 16.639+10.121 −2.959 ° | — |
| c | 1.764+3.404 −0.041 MJ | 9.408+1.945 −1.267 | 28.690+9.206 −5.348 | 0.207+0.097 −0.098 | 93.938+57.003 −55.476 ° | — |
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