LTT 3780

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LTT 3780
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 18m 35.137s [1]
Declination −11° 43 00.24 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.07±0.015 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3.5 V + M5.0 V [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.678
Apparent magnitude  (G)11.8465±0.0005 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (J)9.007±0.030 [2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −341.537  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: −247.747  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)45.3972 ± 0.0301  mas [1]
Distance 71.85 ± 0.05  ly
(22.03 ± 0.01  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)11.36±0.02 [2]
Position (relative to LTT 3780) [3]
ComponentLP 729-55
Epoch of observation J2015.5
Angular distance 15.81±0.150
Position angle 96.9±0.2°
Projected separation 348±3 AU
Details
LTT 3780
Mass 0.401±0.012 [2]   M
Radius 0.374±0.011 [2]   R
Luminosity 0.167±0.003 [3]   L
Surface gravity (log g)4.896±0.029 [2]   cgs
Temperature 3,331±157 [2]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.09±0.16 dex [3]
0.28+0.11
0.13
[2]   dex
Rotation 104±15 [2]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 1.3 [2]  km/s
Age 3.10+6.20
−0.98
[4]   Gyr
LP 729-55
Mass 0.136±0.004 [2]   M
Radius 0.173±0.005 [2]   R
Other designations
G 162-44, LP  729-54, LTT  3780, NLTT  23974, 2MASS J10183516-1142599 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

LTT 3780, also known as TOI-732 or LP 729-54, is the brighter component of a wide visual binary star system in the constellation Hydra. This star is host to a pair of orbiting exoplanets. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of 72  light years from the Sun. LTT 3780 has an apparent visual magnitude of 13.07, [2] requiring a telescope to view.

Contents

The spectrum of LTT 3780 presents as a small M-type main-sequence star, a red dwarf, with a stellar classification of M3.5 V. It is spinning very slowly, with a rotation period of 104 days. [2] The abundance of iron, an indicator of the star's metallicity, appears higher than in the Sun. [3] The star is inactive, showing a negligible level of magnetic activity in its chromosphere. [2] It has about 40% of the mass and 37% of the radius of the Sun. The star is radiating just 17% of the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,331. [2]

Collectively designated LDS 3977, the two stars in this system share a common proper motion and have an angular separation of 15.8 , which corresponds to a (physical) projected separation of 348  AU . [3] At this separation, the orbital period would be ~9,100 years. [2] The fainter member is a red dwarf with a class of M5.0 V. [3] It has 14% of the mass of the Sun and 17% of the Sun's radius. [2]

Planetary system

In 2020, an analysis carried out by a team of astronomers led by astronomer Ryan Cloutier of the TESS project confirmed the existence of two planets on mildly eccentric orbits, the inner being a super-Earth and the outer a small gas planet about half the mass of Uranus.

LTT 3780 c

Astronomers utilizing the Gemini South 8.1-meter telescope performed an atmospheric survey of LTT 3780 c through high-resolution transmission spectroscopy. From observations during a single transit, they detected tentative signs of methane in the atmosphere but found no traces of ammonia, even though it is highly detectable in a cloud-free, hydrogen-rich atmosphere. [6]

Size comparison of the two known planets of LTT 3780 (artistic concept) with Earth Ltt3780bc.jpg
Size comparison of the two known planets of LTT 3780 (artistic concept) with Earth
The LTT 3780 planetary system [2] [3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b2.34+0.24
−0.23
  M🜨
0.01203+0.00054
−0.00053
0.77±0.0010.064+0.075
−0.046
85.9° 1.35±0.06  R🜨
c6.29+0.63
−0.61
  M🜨
0.0762±0.003412.252131+0.000072
−0.000064
0.115+0.07
−0.065
89.08° 2.42±0.1  R🜨

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