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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Volans |
Right ascension | 08h 05m 23.69129s [1] |
Declination | −74° 24′ 37.4873″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.09 ± 0.02 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G5 IV/V [3] |
B−V color index | +0.68 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 11.60 ± 0.49 [4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −78.195 mas/yr [1] Dec.: +78.973 mas/yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 12.7204±0.0101 mas [1] |
Distance | 256.4 ± 0.2 ly (78.61 ± 0.06 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +4.66 [5] |
Details [6] | |
Mass | 1.12 ± 0.05 M☉ |
Radius | 1.02 ± 0.05 R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.17+0.06 −0.07 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.43 ± 0.04 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 5,907 ± 68 [7] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.29 ± 0.10 dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.9 ± 0.2 km/s |
Age | 1 ± 0.9 [7] Gyr |
Other designations | |
CD−74°392, CPD−74°486, HD 68402, HIP 39589 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
HD 68402 is a solitary star located in the circumpolar constellation Volans. With an apparent magnitude of 9.09, [2] it is invisible to the naked eye but can be seen with an amateur telescope. This star is located at a distance of 256 light years based on its parallax shift but is drifting away at a rate of 11.60 km/s. [4]
HD 68402 has a classification of G5 IV/V, [3] which indicates that it is a G5 star with the characteristics of a subgiant and main-sequence star. Contrary to its classification, it is actually a G1 dwarf. [6] At present it is slightly more massive than the Sun and has a similar radius to the latter. [6] It radiates at 1.17 [6] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,907 K, [7] which gives it a yellow hue. At an age of 1 billion years HD 68402 [7] has a projected rotational velocity of almost 3 km/s and is metal rich like most planetary hosts (1.94 times to be exact). [6]
In 2017, a superjovian planet was discovered using doppler spectroscopy data from HARPS and CORALIE. [6] In 2023, the inclination and true mass of HD 68402 b were determined via astrometry. [8]
Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (years) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 7.9+1.7 −1.5 MJ | 2.239+0.11 −0.075 | 3.15+0.22 −0.14 | 0.225+0.15 −0.082 | 20.3+6.2 −4.1 or 159.7+4.1 −6.2 ° | — |