Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Eridanus [1] |
Right ascension | 03h 07m 18.575s [2] |
Declination | −13° 45′ 42.42″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.97 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence [3] |
Spectral type | G3 V [4] + T5.5±1.0 [3] |
B−V color index | 0.645±0.010 [1] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 6.953±0.0003 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −8.694
mas/
yr
[2] Dec.: −260.642 mas/ yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 31.2191 ± 0.024 mas [2] |
Distance | 104.47 ± 0.08
ly (32.03 ± 0.02 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 4.52 [1] |
Orbit [6] | |
Primary | HD 19467 A |
Companion | HD 19467 B |
Period (P) | 398+95 −93 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 54±9 AU |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.56±0.09 |
Inclination (i) | 129.8+8.1 −5.1° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 134.8±4.5° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2,512,264+12,428 −12,637 BJD |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 64.2+5.5 −6.3° |
Details | |
HD 19467 A | |
Mass | 0.96±0.02 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 1.20±0.03 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.42±0.06 [7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.28±0.04 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 5,747±40 [7] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.11±0.01 [6] dex |
Rotation | 29.53±0.16 d [6] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.6±0.5 [6] km/s |
Age | 5.4+1.9 −1.3 Gyr [3] 10.06+1.16 −0.82 [8] Gyr |
HD 19467 B | |
Mass | 65.4+5.9 −4.6 [3] MJup |
Luminosity | (6.49±0.98)×10−6 [8] L☉ |
Temperature | 978+20 −43 [9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.15±0.02 [8] dex |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 19467 is a star with an orbiting brown dwarf companion in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.97, [1] which is a challenge to view with the naked eye. The system is located at a distance of 104.5 light years based on parallax measurements, [2] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 7 km/s. [5] It has a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.258 arcsec yr−1. [11] Based on the motion and chemical abundances of this star it has been considered a likely member of the Wolf 630 group of co-moving stars, although its age estimate is inconsistent with that assignment. [12]
The spectrum of HD 19467 presents as a G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G3 V. [4] It has been identified as a solar twin based on the similarity of its physical properties to the Sun. [13] This is an older star, [6] with age estimates range from 5.4 [3] up to 10.1 billion years, [8] depending on the study. It is considered a thin disk star, which should theoretically limit the age to no more than 8 billion years. [6] The spin rate is correspondingly low with a rotation period of 29.5 days. [6] Based on the abundance of iron, the metallicity is lower than solar. [14] [6] The level of magnetic activity in the star's chromosphere as well as X-ray emission are at most below the equivalent level in the Sun. [3]
In 2014, a survey team announced the discovery of a
brown dwarf in orbit around HD 19467. The presence of an low-mass companion was indicated via an acceleration trend in radial velocity
time series data collected between 1996 and 2021. The object was then directly imaged using the NIRC-2 instrument at the
Keck Observatory. Designated
HD 19467 B, it was located at an angular separation of 1.6
″ from the host star.
Astrometric observations taken over a 1.1 year period demonstrated that the object is clearly associated with HD 19467 A, having a similar parallax and proper motion. The radial velocity data indicated a minimum mass of 51.9+3.6
−4.3
MJ, with a brightness and
colors matching a
T-dwarf.
[15]
The spectrum of this object was taken at the Palomar Observatory, finding a spectral type of T5.5±1. It was measured as having an effective temperature of 978 K and, like the host star, a sub-solar metallicity. [9] Orbital analysis was used to infer a mass of 65.4 MJ, which is near the substellar mass boundary. It has a highly eccentric orbit with period estimates ranging from 320 to 420 years, depending on the study. [3]