HD 4747

HD 4747
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 49m 26.76537s[1]
Declination −23° 12′ 44.9359″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.155[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8V
B−V color index 0.77
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.893 ± 0.016[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 516.92±0.55[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 120.05±0.45[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)53.51 ± 0.53 mas[1]
Distance61.0 ± 0.6 ly
(18.7 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.94
Orbit[4]
PrimaryHD 4747A
CompanionHD 4747B
Period (P)33.2±0.4 yr
Semi-major axis (a)10.0±0.2 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.7317±0.0014
Inclination (i)48.0±0.9°
Longitude of the node (Ω)89.4±1.1°
Periastron epoch (T)JD 2462615±155
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
267.2±0.5°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
0.7553+0.0124
−0.0116
[5] km/s
Details
Mass0.81 ± 0.02[3] / ≥0.0440 ± 0.0022[3] M
Radius0.785 ± 0.018[6] R
Luminosity0.45 ± 0.02 (log -0.346 ± 0.04)[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.48 ± 0.10[7] cgs
Temperature5316 ± 50[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.21 ± 0.05[7] dex
Age0.1-7.3 (weakly constrained)[3] Gyr
Other designations
CD−23 315, GJ 36, HIP 3850, SAO 166607[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 4747 is a star that lies approximately 61 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The star is a low-amplitude spectroscopic binary, with the secondary being a directly detected brown dwarf.

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  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Valenti2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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