HD 192263

HD 192263
HD 192263
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension 20h 13m 59.8451s
Declination –00° 52′ 00.757″
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.79
Characteristics
Spectral type K2V
B−V color index 0.938 ± 0.015
Variable type BY Draconis variable
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -11.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -63.37 mas/yr
Dec.: 262.26 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 50.27 ± 1.13 mas
Distance 65 ± 1 ly
(19.9 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 6.30
Details
Mass 0.81 M
Radius 0.75 R
Temperature 4965 K
Metallicity -0.2
Age 0.57×109 years
Other designations
V1703 Aquilae, HIP 99711, SAO 144192, LTT 8003, BD-01° 3925, HD 192263, NLTT 48902.
Database references
SIMBAD data
ARICNS data
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

HD 192263 is an 8th magnitude star about 65 light years away in the constellation of Aquila. The spectral type of the star is K2V, meaning that it is an orange dwarf, a type of star somewhat cooler and less luminous than our Sun. It is not visible to the unaided eye, but with good binoculars or small telescope it should be easy to spot.

Various companions for the star have been reported, but all of them are probably line-of-sight optical components or just spurious observations.

The apparent direction of the star lies close to the Earth's Celestial equator, and it rotates almost edge-on to our line of sight.[1]

In 1999 an extrasolar planet was announced orbiting the star.

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Planetary system

On 28 September 1999, a planet around HD 192263 was found by Santos et al. at Swiss telescope at La Silla, discovered independently by Marcy et al. [2]

The HD 192263 system[3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity
b >0.641 ± 0.61 MJ 0.1532 ± 0.88 24.3556 ± 0.0046 0.055 ± 0.039

References

  1. ^ Santos et al.; Udry, S.; Mayor, M.; Naef, D.; Pepe, F.; Queloz, D.; Burki, G.; Cramer, N. et al. (2003). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets XI. The return of the giant planet orbiting HD 192263" (abstract). Astronomy and Astrophysics 406 (1): 373–381. arXiv:astro-ph/0305434. Bibcode 2003A&A...406..373S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030776. http://www.edpsciences.org/articles/aa/abs/2003/28/aah4460/aah4460.html. 
  2. ^ discovered independently by Marcy et al..
  3. ^ Butler et al.; Wright, J. T.; Marcy, G. W.; Fischer, D. A.; Vogt, S. S.; Tinney, C. G.; Jones, H. R. A.; Carter, B. D. 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. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0004-637X/646/1/505/64046.html. 

External links

See also

  • List of extrasolar planets

Coordinates: Sky map 20h 13m 59.8451s, −00° 52′ 00.757″