HD 81817
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 09h 37m 05.28778s[1] |
| Declination | +81° 19′ 34.9711″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.28[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K3III + ? + DA2.8[3] |
| B−V color index | +1.488±0.001[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −6.98±0.10[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −16.62[1] mas/yr Dec.: −16.41[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.28 ± 0.15 mas[1] |
| Distance | 990 ± 50 ly (300 ± 10 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.14[2] |
| Details[4] | |
| A | |
| Mass | 4.3±0.5 M☉ |
| Radius | 83.8±7.8 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1,822.9 L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,140±55 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.17±0.1 dex |
| Rotation | 801 d |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 4.7±0.1 km/s |
| Age | 150±40 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 81817 is a possible binary star system[6] with two brown dwarf companions[4][7] in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It has an orange hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.28.[2] The system is located at a distance of approximately 990 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −7 km/s.[2] It is a member of the IC 2391 moving group.[8]
The primary component of this system is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K3III.[3] The star's chromosphere is of the type called "hybrid", displaying a cool stellar wind in combination with hot emission lines.[9] It appears to be the source for the X-ray emission coming from this system.[10] The star is 150 million years old with 4.3 times the mass of the Sun.[4] With the supply of hydrogen at its core exhausted, the star has expanded to 83.8 times the Sun's radius.[4] It is radiating 1,823 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,140 K.[4]
A possible companion star was discovered in 1984 based upon its ultraviolet spectrum. The distribution of the far ultraviolet flux matches that of a white dwarf star of class DA.[6] A 2020 study finds it unlikely that there is a white dwarf companion; instead claiming the radial velocity variations are caused by a substellar object HD 81817 b, probably a brown dwarf, and possibly another substellar object. HD 81817 b would have a minimum mass of 27.1 MJ and orbit at 3.3 AU with a period of 1047.1 days and an eccentricity of 0.17. Gaia DR2 astrometry also suggested a companion with a mass of about 124 MJ (with a high margin of error) orbiting at 2.67 AU, consistent with the radial velocity detection. If the latter mass estimate is correct, this object would be a low-mass star, probably a red dwarf.[4] Further observations through 2022 have confirmed that the companion is indeed a brown dwarf, in addition to the detection of a second brown dwarf on a closer orbit.[7] By some definitions, these objects could be considered supermassive planets, similar to those around Nu Ophiuchi.[citation needed]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (years) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | ≥22.609+1.859 −1.876 MJ |
2.325+0.087 −0.095 |
1.706±0.006 | 0.095+0.058 −0.044 |
— | — |
| b | 24.128+9.747 −0.691 MJ |
3.233+0.125 −0.131 |
2.796+0.037 −0.027 |
0.097+0.090 −0.057 |
95.594+29.637 −35.307° |
— |
See also
[edit]- List of exoplanets discovered in 2020 - HD 81817 b
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
- ^ a b c d e f Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b Holberg, J. B.; et al. (2013). "Where are all the Sirius-like binary systems?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 435 (3): 2077. arXiv:1307.8047. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.435.2077H. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1433.
- ^ a b c d e f Bang, Tae-Yang; et al. (June 2020). "Hybrid star HD 81817 accompanied by brown dwarf or substellar companion". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 638: A148. arXiv:2005.09273. Bibcode:2020A&A...638A.148B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936613.
- ^ "HD 81817". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ a b Reimers, D. (July 1984). "Discovery of a white dwarf companion of the "hybrid" K giant HD 81817". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 136: L5–L6. Bibcode:1984A&A...136L...5R.
- ^ a b c Feng, Fabo; Butler, R. Paul; et al. (August 2022). "3D Selection of 167 Substellar Companions to Nearby Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 262 (21): 21. arXiv:2208.12720. Bibcode:2022ApJS..262...21F. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac7e57. S2CID 251864022.
- ^ 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. S2CID 55727428.
- ^ Ayres, Thomas R. (January 2005). "X-Rays from Hybrid Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 618 (1): 493–501. Bibcode:2005ApJ...618..493A. doi:10.1086/425891. S2CID 123363660.
- ^ Bilíková, Jana; et al. (November 2010). "Hard X-ray Emission Associated with White Dwarfs. III". The Astronomical Journal. 140 (5): 1433–1443. Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1433B. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/5/1433.
