Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 18h 29m 10.98124s [1] |
Declination | +11° 41′ 43.7985″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.21 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G5V + K5V [3] |
B−V color index | 0.677±0.014 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −59.32±0.10 [3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −48.418±0.070
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −17.470±0.079 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 16.5886 ± 0.0408 mas [1] |
Distance | 196.6 ± 0.5
ly (60.3 ± 0.1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 4.23 [2] |
Orbit [4] | |
Primary | HD 170469 |
Companion | HD 170469 B |
Period (P) | 114000 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 43.1″ |
Details | |
A | |
Mass | 1.10 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 1.24 [5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.639±0.006 [1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.30±0.03 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 5,786±28 [3] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.28±0.02 [3] dex |
Age | 4.8+3.0 −0.5 [2] or 8.6±0.5 [6] Gyr |
B | |
Mass | 0.42 [7] M☉ |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 170469 is a probable binary star [7] [4] system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It is too faint to be viewed with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 8.21. [2] The system is located at a distance of 197 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −59 km/s, [3] and is expected to come to within 49.8 light-years in about 959,000 years.
The primary, component A, is a G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G5V, [3] indicating it is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. Estimates of the star's age range from five [2] to almost nine [6] billion years. It has 1.10 times the mass of the Sun and 1.24 times the Sun's radius. [5] The star has a higher than solar metallicity. [3] It is radiating 1.64 [1] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,786 K. [3]
The secondary companion, component B, is located at an angular separation of 43.21 ″±0.10 ″ along a position angle of 112.55°±0.07° from the primary, as of 2018. [3] Initially it was thought to be a red dwarf of spectral class M1, [4] but was later determined to be a K-type main-sequence star with a class of K5V. [3] This star lies at a projected separation of 2708 AU [4] from the primary, and is orbiting with an estimated period of around 114,000 years. [7]
In 2007, a planet was discovered by the N2K Consortium, led by principal investigators Debra Fischer and Gregory P. Laughlin. [9] It was spotted using the radial velocity method, and was independently confirmed in 2014. [4]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass |
Semimajor axis ( AU) |
Orbital period ( days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | >0.67 MJ | 2.24 | 1,143 | 0.11 | — | — |