HD_8673

HD 8673

HD 8673

Binary star in the constellation Andromeda

HD 8673 is a binary star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It has an apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of 6.34 and 3.56 respectively.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 26.2 mas, the system is located around 124.5 light years away. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +19 km/s.[1] A sub-stellar companion was detected in 2005; it could either be an exoplanet or a brown dwarf.

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

The primary component is an F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F7 V.[3] It has 1.36 times the mass of the Sun and 1.52 times the Sun's radius. The star is around 1.5 billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 26.9 km/s. It is radiating 3.4 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,340 K.[4]

Speckle interferometry measurements of this star between 2001 and 2008 showed a candidate stellar companion to this star, announced in 2011. It was unclear whether the pair formed a visual double or a binary system. The authors of the study estimated a class of K2 V, based upon a visual magnitude difference of 2.3±0.5.[6] Subsequent observations using adaptive options did not spot this companion and it was concluded this was a false detection. However, a low mass stellar companion was detected in a wide orbit. This red dwarf star has 0.33–0.45 times the mass of the Sun and is orbiting with a semimajor axis of 35–60 AU.[3]

Planetary system

An orbiting sub-stellar companion with a minimum mass 14 times that of Jupiter in a high-eccentricity orbit was discovered in 2005 and confirmed in 2010. This object orbits at 3 AU away from the primary star with a period of 1,634 days and an eccentricity of 0.7.[7] In 2022, the inclination and true mass of HD 8673 Ab were measured via astrometry.[8]

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References

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    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.
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    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.
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    Valenti, J. A.; Fischer, D. A. (2005). "Spectroscopic Properties of Cool Stars (SPOCS). I. 1040 F, G, and K Dwarfs from Keck, Lick, and AAT Planet Search Programs". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 159 (1): 141–166. Bibcode:2005ApJS..159..141V. doi:10.1086/430500.
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    Mason, Brian D.; et al. (November 2011). "Know the star, know the planet. II. Speckle interferometry of exoplanet host stars". The Astronomical Journal. 142 (5): 6. arXiv:1109.4569. Bibcode:2011AJ....142..176M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/142/5/176. S2CID 16590094. 176.
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    Hartmann, Michael; et al. (2010). "A Sub-stellar Companion around the F7 V Star HD 8673". The Astrophysical Journal. 717 (1): 348–356. Bibcode:2010ApJ...717..348H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/717/1/348.
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    Feng, Fabo; Butler, R. Paul; et al. (August 2022). "3D Selection of 167 Substellar Companions to Nearby Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 262 (21): 21. arXiv:2208.12720. Bibcode:2022ApJS..262...21F. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac7e57. S2CID 251864022.
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