TZ Arietis

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TZ Arietis
Location of TZ Arietis in the constellation Aries

Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 00m 12.95632s [1]
Declination +13° 03′ 07.0006″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.298 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4.5 V [3]
U−B color index +1.37 [4]
B−V color index +1.80 [4]
R−I color index 1.39 [3]
Variable type Flare star
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−28.29±0.25 [1]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 1096.458  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: -1771.526  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)223.7321 ± 0.0699  mas [1]
Distance 14.578 ± 0.005  ly
(4.470 ± 0.001  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)14.03 [5]
Details
Mass 0.14 [6]   M☉
Radius 0.161 [7]   R☉
Luminosity 0.00135 [8]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)5.05 [6]   cgs
Temperature 3,158 [7]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.14 [7]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.8 [8]  km/s
Age 4.8 [6]   Gyr
Other designations
TZ Ari, GJ  83.1, GJ 9066, G 003-033, L  1159-16, LFT  171, LHS  11, PLX  412.02, 2MASS J02001278+1303112 [9]
Database references
SIMBAD data

TZ Arietis (also known as Gliese 83.1, GJ 9066, or L 1159-16) is a red dwarf in the northern constellation of Aries. With a normal apparent visual magnitude of 12.3, it is too faint to be seen by the naked eye, although it lies relatively close to the Sun at a distance of 14.6 light-years (4.47 parsecs ). It is a flare star, which means it can suddenly increase in brightness for short periods of time.

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Variability

TZ Arietis is a variable star. It is a flare star, showing brief increases in brightness due to eruptions from its surface. In the ultraviolet, flares of over a magnitude have been observed. In addition it shows longterm variations in brightness which may be due to starspots and rotation, possibly classifying it as a BY Draconis variable. [10] It was given the variable star designation TZ Arietis in 1970. [11]

Planetary system

In a preprint submitted to arXiv in June 2019, three candidate planets were reported in orbit around this star (GJ 83.1) with orbital periods of 2, 240, and 770 days. [12] A paper published in August 2020 reported a confirmation of the 240-day and 770-day planets, designating them "b" and "c", respectively. [13]

In March 2022, astronomers using the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, as part of the CARMENES survey project, reported an independent confirmation of the 770-day planet, which they designated "b". However, they found no evidence for the 240-day planet, and confidently defined the 2-day candidate as nothing more than a spurious chromatic effect of the star, linked to its rotation. [14] The NASA Exoplanet Archive still refers to the confirmed, 770-day planet as "c". [15]

The TZ Arietis planetary system [14]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b [note 1] ≥0.21±0.02  MJ 0.88±0.02771.36+1.34
−1.23		0.46±0.04——

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Notes

  1. ↑ Referred to as c by some sources.

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