Iota Capricorni

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Iota Capricorni
Capricornus constellation map.svg
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Location of ι Capricorni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 21h 22m 14.79598s [1]
Declination −16° 50′ 04.3580″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)+4.296 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III [3]
U−B color index +0.63 [2]
B−V color index +0.89 [2]
Variable type BY Dra [4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+12.31±0.13 [5]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 29.403±0.189  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: 4.909±0.123  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)16.2048 ± 0.1688  mas [1]
Distance 201 ± 2  ly
(61.7 ± 0.6  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+0.18 [6]
Details [5]
Mass 2.89±0.08  M☉
Radius 10.67±0.62  R☉
Luminosity 83  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.05±0.10  cgs
Temperature 5,200±28  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.05±0.05  dex
Rotation 68 d [7]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.37±0.45 km/s
Age 390  Myr
Other designations
ι Cap, 32 Cap, BD−17°6245, FK5  1561, HD  203387, HIP  105515, HR  8167, SAO  164346 [8]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Iota Capricorni (ι Cap, ι Capricorni) is a solitary, [9] yellow-hued star in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.3. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 16.2  mas as seen from the Earth, [1] the star is located about 201  light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.08 due to interstellar dust. [5]

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A visual band light curve for iota Capricorni, adapted from Henry et al. (1995) IotaCapLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for iota Capricorni, adapted from Henry et al. (1995)

This is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III. [3] It is classified as a BY Draconis type [4] variable star. This is a chromospherically-active star with a longitudinal magnetic field strength of 8.3±0.6  G and an X-ray luminosity of 4.482×1030 erg s−1. [7] The activity and photometric variation of the star allow an estimate of its rotation period as 68 days. [7]

Iota Capricorni has an estimated 2.9 times the mass of the Sun and nearly 11 times the Solar radius. It is 390 million years old and is radiating 83 times the solar luminosity from its chromosphere at an effective temperature of 5,200 K. [5]

Chinese name

In Chinese, 十二國 (Shíer Guó), meaning Twelve States , refers to an asterism which represents twelve ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, consisting of ι Capricorni, φ Capricorni, 38 Capricorni, 35 Capricorni, 36 Capricorni, χ Capricorni, θ Capricorni, 30 Capricorni, 33 Capricorni, ζ Capricorni, 19 Capricorni, 26 Capricorni, 27 Capricorni, 20 Capricorni, η Capricorni and 21 Capricorni. [11] Consequently, the Chinese name for ι Capricorni itself is 代一 (Dài yī, English: the First Star of Dai), meaning that this star (together with 37 Capricorni [12] ) represents the state Dai (or Tae)(代). [13] [14]

Planetary system

In 2022, two exoplanets, both super-Jovian in mass, were discovered in orbit around Iota Capricorni using a combination of radial velocity and astrometry. The inner planet has a highly eccentric orbit. [15]

The Iota Capricorni planetary system [15]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(years)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b≥3.480+0.589
−0.531  MJ 		1.771+0.056
−0.062		1.403+0.021
−0.022		0.732±0.049——
c7.485+3.395
−2.210  MJ 		5.067+0.204
−0.196		6.793+0.260
−0.226		0.202+0.125
−0.101		158.462+6.927
−9.058 ° 		—

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