Astronomy:HD 104304

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Short description: Binary star in the constellation Virgo
HD 104304
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension  12h 00m 44.461s[1]
Declination –10° 26′ 46.06″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.54[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 IV[3] + M4V[4]
U−B color index +0.43[2]
B−V color index +0.76[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)0.14±0.14[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 82.841[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −482.807[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)78.7565 ± 0.1206[1] mas
Distance41.41 ± 0.06 ly
(12.70 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.15±0.009[5]
Orbit[4]
Period (P)48.5 yr
Semi-major axis (a)10.4 astronomical unit|AU
Eccentricity (e)0.29
Inclination (i)35°
Details
A
Mass0.98[6] M
Radius1.01[6] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.43[6] cgs
Temperature5,538[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.18[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.5[8] km/s
Age8.48[6] Gyr
B
Mass0.21+0.03
−0.02
[4] M
Other designations
BD−09°3413, GJ 454, HD 104304, HIP 58576, HR 4587, SAO 157041, G 24 G. Virginis, LTT 4476[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 104304 (24 G. Virginis) is a binary star system in the zodiac constellation Virgo. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.54,[2] making it visible to the unaided eye under suitable viewing conditions. The system is located at a distance of 41 light-years from the Sun based on parallax measurements.[1] The primary component has a stellar classification of G8 IV,[3] which means that this is a subgiant star that has left the main sequence and has begun to evolve into a giant star. The secondary is a faint red dwarf star with a class of M4V.[4]

In 2007, a candidate planet was announced orbiting the primary. This was updated in 2010 when two independent papers announced the discovery of a common proper motion companion red dwarf.[4][10] It is believed to have a mass of 0.21 M and spectral type of M4V although the spectrum has not been directly observed. The most likely orbit has a period of 48.5 years and an eccentricity of 0.29.[4][11] Further measurement will be needed to determine whether the star has a planetary companion, but further companions with masses above 83 ||J}}}}}} and separated by at least 3.9 au can be ruled out.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Johnson, H. L. et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99): 99, Bibcode1966CoLPL...4...99J 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gray, R. O. et al. (July 2006), "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: spectroscopy of stars earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample", The Astronomical Journal 132 (1): 161–170, doi:10.1086/504637, Bibcode2006AJ....132..161G 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Schnupp, C. et al. (June 2010), "Discovery of a stellar companion to the nearby solar-analogue HD 104304", Astronomy and Astrophysics 516: A21, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014740, Bibcode2010A&A...516A..21S 
  5. Park, Sunkyung et al. (2013), "Wilson-Bappu Effect: Extended to Surface Gravity", The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 73, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/73, Bibcode2013AJ....146...73P. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Takeda, Genya et al. (2007). "Structure and Evolution of Nearby Stars with Planets. II. Physical Properties of ~1000 Cool Stars from the SPOCS Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 168 (2): 297. doi:10.1086/509763. Bibcode2007ApJS..168..297T. 
  7. Hearnshaw, J. B. (1972), "The abundances of the elements in the oldest disk stars", Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society 77: 55, Bibcode1972MmRAS..77...55H 
  8. Schröder, C. et al. (January 2009), "Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars. Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo", Astronomy and Astrophysics 493 (3): 1099–1107, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810377, Bibcode2009A&A...493.1099S, http://goedoc.uni-goettingen.de/goescholar/bitstream/handle/1/9690/aa10377-08.pdf?sequence=2 [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  9. "HD 104304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+104304. 
  10. Tanner, Angelle M. et al. (2010), "A High-Contrast Imaging Survey of SIM Lite Planet Search Targets", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 122 (896): 1195, doi:10.1086/656481, Bibcode2010PASP..122.1195T. 
  11. Schneider, Jean, Star : HD 104304, http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=HD+104304, retrieved 2011-12-21