HD 126614
HD 126614 is a trinary star[8] system in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. The primary member, designated component A, is host to an exoplanetary companion. With an apparent visual magnitude of 8.81,[2] it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. The system is located at a distance of 239 light years from the Sun based on parallax measurements,[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −33 km/s.[6]
The primary is a late G-type star with a stellar classification of G8IV.[3] It is a super metal-rich star; among the most metal-rich stars currently known.[9] Because of its temperature and mass, this is most likely an evolving subgiant star rather than a main sequence star.[10] In 2010, a close stellar companion was resolved and designated component B. This object is a faint red dwarf at an angular separation of 0.5″, which corresponds to a projected physical separation of ~ 36 AU.[10]
The outer companion, component C, was first reported in 1960 with the W. J. Luyten proper motion catalog.[11] It is a magnitude 17.0 red dwarf with a class of M5.5,[5] located at an angular separation of 41.90″ from the primary along a position angle of 299°, as of 2015.[11] They have a physical projected separation of 3,040 AU.[5] The common proper motion of the system has been confirmed, indicating that they are gravitationally bound.[10]
A Doppler search for giant planets begun in 1997 at the Keck Observatory provided an 11 year baseline for detecting periodicity in the primary's radial velocity data. In 2010, a Jovian companion was announced with an orbital period of 3.41 years.[4]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
b | ≥0.38 ± 0.04 MJ | 2.35 ± 0.02 | 1244 ± 17 | 0.41 ± 0.10 | — | — |
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