14 Herculis
14 Herculis or 14 Her is the Flamsteed designation of a K-type main-sequence star approximately 58.5 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Because of its apparent magnitude, the star cannot be seen with the naked eye. As of 2006, it is thought that 14 Herculis has two extrasolar planets in orbit around the star.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 10m 24.3153s[1] |
Declination | +43° 49′ 03.4987″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +6.61[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K0 V[3] |
B−V color index | 0.877±0.006[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −13.87±0.08[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 132.019±0.039[1] mas/yr Dec.: −296.464±0.43[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 55.7363 ± 0.0226[1] mas |
Distance | 58.52 ± 0.02 ly (17.942 ± 0.007 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +5.39[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.9[4] M☉ |
Radius | 0.8668±0.0324[5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.6256±0.0077[5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.42[6] cgs |
Temperature | 5518±102[5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.43±0.08[4] dex |
Age | 3.6±2.0[7] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Stellar components
14 Herculis is an orange dwarf star of the spectral type K0V. It is thought that the star has 90 percent of the mass, 87 percent of the radius, and only 63 percent of the luminosity of the Sun. The star appears to be 2.7 times as enriched with elements heavier than hydrogen (based on its abundance of iron), in comparison to the Sun. It may be most metal rich star as known in 2001.[9]
Planetary system
In 1998 a planet was discovered orbiting 14 Herculis.[10] The planet's eccentric orbital period is 4.8 years.[4] In 2005, a possible second planet was proposed, designated 14 Herculis c.[11] The parameters of this planet are uncertain, but a recent analysis suggests it may lie in the 4:1 resonance with the inner planet, with an orbital period of almost 19 years at an orbital distance of 6.9 AU.[4]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | ≥4.64 ± 0.19 MJ | 2.77 ± 0.05 | 1773.4 ± 2.5 | 0.369 ± 0.005 | — | — |
c | ≥2.1 MJ | 6.9 | 6906 ± 70 | 0 (fixed) | — | — |
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373.
- Wittenmyer, Robert A.; et al. (January 2007). "Long-Period Objects in the Extrasolar Planetary Systems 47 Ursae Majoris and 14 Herculis". The Astrophysical Journal. 654 (1): 625–632. arXiv:astro-ph/0609117. Bibcode:2007ApJ...654..625W. doi:10.1086/509110.
- von Braun, Kaspar; et al. (2014). "Stellar diameters and temperatures - V. 11 newly characterized exoplanet host stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 438 (3): 2413–2425. arXiv:1312.1792. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.438.2413V. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2360.
- Santos, N. C.; et al. (August 2013), "SWEET-Cat: A catalogue of parameters for Stars With ExoplanETs. I. New atmospheric parameters and masses for 48 stars with planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 556: 11, arXiv:1307.0354, Bibcode:2013A&A...556A.150S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321286, A150.
- Bonfanti, A.; et al. (2015). "Revising the ages of planet-hosting stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 575 (A18): 17. arXiv:1411.4302. Bibcode:2015A&A...575A..18B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424951.
- "14 Her". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- S. Feltzing and G. Gonzalez, "The nature of super-metal-rich stars* Detailed abundance analysis of 8 super-metal-rich star candidates", 2001
- Mayor, M.; et al. (1998). "Searching for giant planets at the Haute-Provence Observatory". In Hearnshaw, J. B.; Scarfe, C. D. (eds.). Precise Stellar Radial Velocities. IAU Colloqu. 170. San Francisco: ASP.
- Goździewski, K.; Konacki, M.; Maciejewski, A. J. (2006). "Orbital Configurations and Dynamical Stability of Multiplanet Systems around Sun-like Stars HD 202206, 14 Herculis, HD 37124, and HD 108874" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal. 645 (1): 688–703. arXiv:astro-ph/0511463. Bibcode:2006ApJ...645..688G. doi:10.1086/504030.
External links
- "14 Herculis". SolStation. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- "New Worlds Atlas". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Planet Quest. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- Jean Schneider (2011). "Notes for star 14 Her". The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2011-10-30.