HD 164922
HD 164922 is a seventh magnitude G-type main sequence star in the constellation of Hercules. To view it, binoculars or a telescope are necessary, as it is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. It is 72 light years distant from the Earth.[1] At an age of 13.4 billion years, it will soon evolve away from the main-sequence and expand to become a red giant. It is one of the oldest known stars in the Universe and one of the most ancient multiplanetary systems known in the Milky Way.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 18h 02m 30.86s[1] |
| Declination | +26° 18′ 46.81″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +7.01 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G9V[2] |
| U−B color index | 0.47 |
| B−V color index | 0.80 |
| V−R color index | 0.42 |
| R−I color index | 0.36 |
| Variable type | suspected |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +22.8 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 389.772±0.013 mas/yr[3] Dec.: -602.431±0.017 mas/yr[3] |
| Parallax (π) | 45.4954 ± 0.0167 mas[3] |
| Distance | 71.69 ± 0.03 ly (21.980 ± 0.008 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.31 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.874 ± 0.012[2] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.999 ± 0.017[2] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.703 ± 0.017[2] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.387 ± 0.014[2] cgs |
| Temperature | 5293 ± 32[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.16 ± 0.05[2] dex |
| Rotation | ~58.7 d |
| Age | 13.4 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Nomenclature
The designation b derive from the order of discovery. The designation of b is given to the first planet orbiting a given star, followed by the other lowercase letters of the alphabet.[4] In the case of HD 164922, only one was discovered, which was designated b, then a more inner planet, which was designated c.[2] The name HD 164922 derives directly from the fact that the star is the 164,922nd star discovered in the Henry Draper catalog.
Stellar characteristics
HD 164922 is a G-type main sequence star that is approximately 87% the mass of and 99% the radius of the Sun. It has a temperature of 5293 K and is 13.4 billion years old. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old[5] and has a temperature of 5778 K.[6]
The star is metal-rich, with a metallicity ([Fe/H]) of 0.16, or 144% the solar amount. This is particularly odd for a star as old as HD 164922. Its luminosity (L☉) is 70% of the solar luminosity.[2]
Planetary system
On 15 July 2006, a long period Saturn-mass exoplanet was announced orbiting around HD 164922. This planet orbits at 2.11 AU from the star with a low eccentricity value of 0.05.[7]
Almost exactly ten years later in 2016, another exoplanet, though less massive than the first planet, was discovered orbiting farther in from the star. This planet has a minimum mass of nearly 13 times that of Earth, meaning it is possibly a Neptune-like planet.
A third exoplanet, a hot super-Earth, was discovered in 2020,[8] and fourth, Neptune-sized, in 2021.[9]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | ≥4±1 M🜨 | 0.103±0.001 | 12.458±0.003 | 0.12+0.13 −0.08 |
— | — |
| e | ≥10.52+0.99 −0.97 M🜨 |
0.2293+0.0026 −0.0027 |
41.763±0.012 | 0.086+0.083 −0.060 |
— | — |
| c | ≥12.9 ± 1.6 M🜨 | 0.3351 ± 0.0015 | 75.765 | 0.07 | — | — |
| b | ≥0.360 ± 0.046 MJ | 2.11 ± 0.13 | 1155 ± 23 | 0.08+0.06 −0.05 |
— | — |
References
- 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. S2CID 18759600.Vizier catalog entry
- Fulton, Benjamin J.; Howard, Andrew W.; Weiss, Lauren M.; Sinukoff, Evan; Petigura, Erik A.; Isaacson, Howard; Hirsch, Lea; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Henry, Gregory W.; Grunblatt, Samuel K.; Huber, Daniel; Kaspar von Braun; Boyajian, Tabetha S.; Kane, Stephen R.; Wittrock, Justin; Horch, Elliott P.; Ciardi, David R.; Howell, Steve B.; Wright, Jason T.; Ford, Eric B. (2016). "Three Temperate Neptunes Orbiting Nearby Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 830 (1): 46. arXiv:1607.00007. Bibcode:2016ApJ...830...46F. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/830/1/46. S2CID 36666883.
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- Hessman, F. V.; Dhillon, V. S.; Winget, D. E.; Schreiber, M. R.; Horne, K.; Marsh, T. R.; Guenther, E.; Schwope, A.; Heber, U. (2010). "On the naming convention used for multiple star systems and extrasolar planets". arXiv:1012.0707 [astro-ph.SR].
- Fraser Cain (16 September 2008). "How Old is the Sun?". Universe Today. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- Fraser Cain (15 September 2008). "Temperature of the Sun". Universe Today. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- 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.
- Benatti, S.; Damasso, M.; Desidera, S.; Marzari, F.; Biazzo, K.; Claudi, R.; Di Mauro, M. P.; Lanza, A. F.; Pinamonti, M.; Barbato, D.; Malavolta, L.; Poretti, E.; Sozzetti, A.; Affer, L.; Bignamini, A.; Bonomo, A. S.; Borsa, F.; Brogi, M.; Bruno, G.; Carleo, I.; Cosentino, R.; Covino, E.; Frustagli, G.; Giacobbe, P.; Gonzalez, M.; Gratton, R.; Harutyunyan, A.; Knapic, C.; Leto, G.; et al. (2020). "The GAPS programme at TNG". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 639: A50. arXiv:2005.03368. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202037939. S2CID 218538033.
- Rosenthal, Lee J.; Fulton, Benjamin J.; Hirsch, Lea A.; Isaacson, Howard T.; Howard, Andrew W.; Dedrick, Cayla M.; Sherstyuk, Ilya A.; Blunt, Sarah C.; Petigura, Erik A.; Knutson, Heather A.; Behmard, Aida; Chontos, Ashley; Crepp, Justin R.; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Dalba, Paul A.; Fischer, Debra A.; Henry, Gregory W.; Kane, Stephen R.; Kosiarek, Molly; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Rubenzahl, Ryan A.; Weiss, Lauren M.; Wright, Jason T. (2021), The California Legacy Survey I. A Catalog of 177 Planets from Precision Radial Velocity Monitoring of 719 Nearby Stars over Three Decades, arXiv:2105.11583
