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HD 173416

Coordinates: Sky map 18h 43m 36.110s, 36° 33′ 23.78″
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HD 173416 / Xihe
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra[1]
Right ascension 18h 43m 36.109s[2]
Declination 36° 33′ 23.78″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.04[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Giant[3]
Spectral type G8 III[4]
Apparent magnitude (B) 7.080[1]
Apparent magnitude (J) 4.580±0.264[1]
Apparent magnitude (H) 3.929±0.232[1]
Apparent magnitude (K) 3.814±0.354[1]
B−V color index 1.040±0.006[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−61.17±0.29[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 20.946 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: 58.198 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)7.5363 ± 0.0238 mas[2]
Distance433 ± 1 ly
(132.7 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.406[3]
Details
Mass1.8±0.2[6] M
Radius13.0±0.3[6] R
Luminosity79±2[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.5±0.1[6] cgs
Temperature4,790±37[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.22±0.09[3] dex
Rotation323.6 d[4]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.7[4] km/s
Age1.8±0.7[6] Gyr
Other designations
AG 36 1680, BD 36 3246, GC 25640, HD 173416, HIP 91852, HR 7043, SAO 67292, PPM 81707, TYC 2649-1153-1, GCRV 11177, GSC 02649-01153, IRAS 18418 3630, 2MASS J18433610 3633237[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 173416, also named Xihe, is a star with an orbiting exoplanet in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is located at a distance of approximately 433 light years based on parallax measurements,[2] but is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −61 km/s.[5] It has a bright absolute magnitude of 0.406,[3] but a much fainter apparent visual magnitude of 6.04.[1] This indicates the star is dimly visible to the naked eye.

The spectrum of HD 173416 indicates this is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.[4] This means it has consumed the hydrogen at its stellar core and evolved off the main sequence. At an age of around two billion years, it has expanded to 13 times the radius of the Sun. The star has 1.8 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 79 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,790 K.[6] Based on the abundance of iron in the stellar atmosphere, it has a sub-solar metallicity.[3]

The star HD 173416 is named Xihe (羲和). The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Nanjing, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Xihe is the goddess of the sun in the Chinese mythology and also represents the earliest astronomers and developers of calendars in ancient China. The exoplanet is named Wangshu (望舒) after the goddess who drives the Moon across the sky in Chinese mythology.[8][9]

Planetary system

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In January 2009, an exoplanet of the star was discovered. This object was detected using the radial velocity method by search programs conducted from the Xinglong Station in China and the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO) in Japan. As the inclination of the orbital plane is unknown, only a lower bound on the mass can be determined. The mass of this object is at least 2.7 times the mass of Jupiter.[3]

The HD 173416 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b ≥2.7[3] MJ 1.16[3] 324[3] 0.21[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644.
  2. ^ a b c d e Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Liu, Yu-Juan; et al. (10 January 2009). "A Planetary Companion Orbiting to the Intermediate-Mass G Giant HD 173416". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 9 (1): 4. Bibcode:2009RAA.....9....1L. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/9/1/001. S2CID 250679097.
  4. ^ a b c d Döllinger, M. P.; Hartmann, M. (September 2021). "A Sanity Check for Planets around Evolved Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 256 (1): 10. Bibcode:2021ApJS..256...10D. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac081a. S2CID 237369556.
  5. ^ a b Soubiran, C.; et al. (2018). "Gaia Data Release 2. The catalogue of radial velocity standard stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 616: A7. arXiv:1804.09370. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...7S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832795. S2CID 52952408.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Bonfanti, A.; Ortolani, S.; Nascimbeni, V. (2016). "Age consistency between exoplanet hosts and field stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 585: 14. arXiv:1511.01744. Bibcode:2016A&A...585A...5B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527297. S2CID 53971692. A5.
  7. ^ "HD 173416". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  9. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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