Astronomy:HD 203949

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Short description: Star in the constellation Microscopium

Coordinates: Sky map 21h 26m 22.8745s, −37° 49′ 45.9539″

HD 203949
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension  21h 26m 22.8745s[1]
Declination −37° 49′ 45.950″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.62±0.01[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant
Spectral type K2III[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−83.50±0.16[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 168.257[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −11.075[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.6806 ± 0.0577[1] mas
Distance257 ± 1 ly
(78.9 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.10[4]
Details[2]
Mass1.00±0.16 M
Radius10.30±0.51 R
Luminosity (bolometric)43.34±4.27 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.415±0.044 cgs
Temperature4618±113 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.17±0.07 dex
Age7.29±3.06 Gyr
Other designations
CD−38 14551, Gaia DR2 6583094222249556224, HIP 105854, HR 8200, TYC 7979-47-1, GSC 07979-00047, 2MASS J21262286-3749458[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 203949 is a K-type giant star 257 light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium. Its surface temperature is 4618±113 K. It is either on the red giant branch fusing hydrogen in a shell around a helium core, or more likely a red clump star currently fusing helium in its core.[2] HD 203949 is enriched in heavy elements relative to the Sun, with a metallicity ([Fe/H]) of 0.17±0.07 dex. As is common for red giants, HD 203949 has an enhanced concentration of sodium and aluminium compared to iron.[2]

Multiplicity surveys did not find any stellar companions around HD 203949 as of 2019.[6]

Planetary system

In 2014, one planet orbiting HD 203949 was discovered by the radial velocity method.[7] The planet is highly unlikely to have survived the red giant stage of stellar evolution on the present orbit. It is likely to be recently scattered from a wider orbit.[2]

The planetary system configuration is favourable for direct imaging of exoplanets in the near future, and was included in the top ten easiest targets known by 2018.[8]

The HD 203949 planetary system[7]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
HIP 105854b >8.2±0.2[note 1] MJ 0.81±0.03 184.2±0.5 0.02±0.03
  1. Planetary minimal mass must be revised down by 30% according to Campante et al.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brown, A. G. A. (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 649: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. Bibcode2021A&A...649A...1G.  Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Campante, Tiago L. et al. (2019). "TESS Asteroseismology of the Known Red-giant Host Stars HD 212771 and HD 203949". The Astrophysical Journal 885 (1): 31. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab44a8. Bibcode2019ApJ...885...31C. 
  3. Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999). "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars". Michigan Spectral Survey 5. Bibcode1999MSS...C05....0H. 
  4. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  5. "HD 121056". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+121056. 
  6. Biller, B.; Mužić, K.; Lopez, E.; Bonavita, M.; Rice, K.; Fontanive, C. (2019). "A high binary fraction for the most massive close-in giant planets and brown dwarf desert members". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 485 (4): 4967–4996. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz671. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Jones, M. I.; Jenkins, J. S.; Bluhm, P.; Rojo, P.; Melo, C. H. F. (2014). "The properties of planets around giant stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 566: A113. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323345. Bibcode2014A&A...566A.113J. 
  8. Martinache, Frantz; Ireland, Michael J. (2018). "Kernel-nulling for a robust direct interferometric detection of extrasolar planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics 619: A87. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832847. Bibcode2018A&A...619A..87M.