HD 140913
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
| Right ascension | 15h 45m 07.4498s[1] |
| Declination | +28° 28′ 11.748″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.78[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G0V[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.09[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.54[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +37[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −87.63[1] mas/yr Dec.: 38.71[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 20.85 ± 1.04[1] mas |
| Distance | 156 ± 8 ly (48 ± 2 pc) |
| Details | |
| Temperature | 5,861[5] K |
| Metallicity | [Fe/H] = −0.07[5] |
| Other designations | |
HD 140913 is a star very much like our own Sun located in the constellation Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown) 156 light years away.
The space velocity components of this star are (U, V, W) = (-21.77, -14.42, 1.67).[3]
Companion
HD 140913 has a companion called HD 140913 B discovered in 1996. A brown dwarf which is 46 times as massive as Jupiter. It orbits about every 148 days. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.61 and its semimajor axis is 0.54 AU.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Perryman, M. A. C.; et al. (1997), "The Hipparcos Catalogue", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 323: L49–L52, Bibcode:1997A&A...323L..49P
- 1 2 3 4 "HD 140913 -- Spectroscopic binary". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- 1 2 Montes, D.; et al. (November 2001). "Late-type members of young stellar kinematic groups - I. Single stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 328 (1): 45–63. arXiv:astro-ph/0106537
. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.328...45M. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04781.x. - ↑ Evans, D. S. (1967). "The revision of the general catalogue of radial velocities". In Alan Henry Batten and John Frederick Heard. Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30. University of Toronto: Academic Press. Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
- 1 2 Holmberg, J.; Nordström, B.; Andersen, J. (July 2009). "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 501 (3): 941–947. arXiv:0811.3982. Bibcode:2009A&A...501..941H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191. Note: see VizieR catalogue V/130
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