HD 114783

HD 114783 is an 8th magnitude star about 68.7 light years away in the constellation of Virgo. As an orange dwarf it is somewhat dimmer and cooler than our Sun. The spectral type of the star is K0V. The star is not visible with the unaided eye, but is easy target for binoculars.

HD 114783
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 13h 12m 43.7856s[1]
Declination –02° 15 54.1299[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.57
Characteristics
Spectral type K0V
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −138.403±0.109[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 10.228±0.070[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)47.4482 ± 0.0637[1] mas
Distance68.74 ± 0.09 ly
(21.08 ± 0.03 pc)
Other designations
BD-01°2784, GJ 3769, HIP 64457, SAO 139218
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

In 2001, the California and Carnegie Planet Search team found an extrasolar planet orbiting the star. The discovery was made with the Keck Telescope.[2]

The HD 114783 planetary system[3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >1.034 ± 0.089 MJ 1.169 ± 0.068 496.9 ± 2.3 0.085 ± 0.033

See also

References

  1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. Vogt, Steven S.; et al. (2002). "Ten Low-Mass Companions from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 568 (1): 352–362. arXiv:astro-ph/0110378. Bibcode:2002ApJ...568..352V. doi:10.1086/338768. S2CID 2272917.
  3. Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. S2CID 119067572.


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