HD 172051 (86 G. Sagittarii) is a single,[10] yellow-hued star in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. The star is barely bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.85.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 76.64 mas, it is located some 43 light years from the Sun. It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +37 km/s.[1]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 18h 38m 53.40151s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 03′ 06.7415″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.85[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G5 V[2] |
| B−V color index | 0.68[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +37.14±0.20[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −75.128±0.163[1] mas/yr Dec.: −153.645±0.150[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 76.6355 ± 0.1082 mas[1] |
| Distance | 42.56 ± 0.06 ly (13.05 ± 0.02 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.27[4] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.865[5] or 1.00[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.90[5] R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.65[2] cgs |
| Temperature | 5,638[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.21[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.32[7] km/s |
| Age | 4.1–4.8[8] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This ordinary G-type main-sequence star is considered a solar analog, having physical properties sufficiently similar to the Sun. It has a stellar classification of G5 V[2] and is around 4.5 billion years old. The mass is similar to the Sun, although it is cooler and has a lower luminosity. Due to this similarity, HD 172051 has been selected as an early target star for both the Terrestrial Planet Finder and Darwin missions, which seek to find an Earth-like extrasolar planet.[11] During a search for brown dwarf companions using the Hale Telescope in 2004, two candidate companions were identified at angular separations of 5″ and 6″. However, these were determined to be background stars.[12]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Maldonado, J.; et al. (May 2012). "Metallicity of solar-type stars with debris discs and planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 541: A40. arXiv:1202.5884. Bibcode:2012A&A...541A..40M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201218800. S2CID 46328823.
- ^ Corben, P. M.; Stoy, R. H. (1968), "Photoelectric Magnitudes and Colours for Bright Southern Stars", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, 27: 11, Bibcode:1968MNSSA..27...11C.
- ^ Holmberg, J.; et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 501 (3): 941–947, arXiv:0811.3982, Bibcode:2009A&A...501..941H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, S2CID 118577511.
- ^ a b Takeda, Genya; et al. (February 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): 297–318, arXiv:astro-ph/0607235, Bibcode:2007ApJS..168..297T, doi:10.1086/509763, S2CID 18775378
- ^ Zechmeister, M.; et al. (April 2013), "The planet search programme at the ESO CES and HARPS. IV. The search for Jupiter analogues around solar-like stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 552: 62, arXiv:1211.7263, Bibcode:2013A&A...552A..78Z, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116551, S2CID 53694238, A78.
- ^ Martínez-Arnáiz, R.; et al. (September 2010). "Chromospheric activity and rotation of FGK stars in the solar vicinity. An estimation of the radial velocity jitter" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 520: A79. arXiv:1002.4391. Bibcode:2010A&A...520A..79M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913725. S2CID 43455849. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008). "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 1264–1293. arXiv:0807.1686. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1264M. doi:10.1086/591785. S2CID 27151456.
- ^ "HD 172051". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
- ^ "Planet hunters target nearby star". BBC News. 2003-11-07. Retrieved 2006-08-04.
- ^ Tanner, Angelle M.; et al. (October 2010), "A High-Contrast Imaging Survey of SIM Lite Planet Search Targets", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 122 (896): 1195–1206, arXiv:1007.4315, Bibcode:2010PASP..122.1195T, doi:10.1086/656481, S2CID 118459054.
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edit- "HD 172051". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2006-08-04.
- "HD 172051 / HR 6998". SolStation. Retrieved 2006-08-04.