HD_7924

HD 7924

HD 7924

Star in the constellation Cassiopeia

HD 7924 is a single[9] star located 55.5[1] light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, near the northern constellation border with Cepheus. It has an orange hue and is only visible by means of binoculars or a telescope due to a low apparent visual magnitude of 7.167.[2] The star is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of –22.7 km/s,[1] and is expected to approach to within 9.3 light-years in around 711,700 years.[10]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

This is a K-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of K0.5V.[3] Low-level chromospheric activity has been detected, with the star showing spots and an activity cycle.[9] The star is about three[6] billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of just 0.9 km/s.[7] It has 81% of the mass of the Sun and 74% of the Sun's radius. The metal content is about seven-tenths as much as the Sun. It is radiating 36.4% of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,216 K.[6]

Planetary system

In 2009, a super-Earth exoplanet was found in orbit around the star.[11] In 2015, two more planets were discovered, and the mass of the original planet was revised downwards slightly.[12][9] It is possible that planets c and d are in the 8:5 mean motion resonance.[13] All of the planets lie inside the star's habitable zone.[9]

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References

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    Fulton, Benjamin J.; et al. (2015). "Three Super-Earths Orbiting HD 7924". The Astrophysical Journal. 805 (2): 175. arXiv:1504.06629. Bibcode:2015ApJ...805..175F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/805/2/175. S2CID 7969255.
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    Howard, Andrew W.; et al. (2009). "The NASA-UC Eta-Earth Program. I. A Super-Earth Orbiting HD 7924". The Astrophysical Journal. 696 (1): 75–83. arXiv:0901.4394. Bibcode:2009ApJ...696...75H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/75. S2CID 1415310.
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    Sanders, Robert (April 28, 2015). "Robotic telescope discovers three super-Earth planetary neighbors". Berkeley News. UC Berkeley. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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    Kane, Stephen R. (2016). "Resolving Close Encounters: Stability in the HD 5319 and HD 7924 Planetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 799 (1). 105. arXiv:1411.5374. Bibcode:2016ApJ...830..105K. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/830/2/105. S2CID 118542104.
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