HD 180902

HD 180902
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 19h 19m 17.708s[1]
Declination −23° 33′ 29.36″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.785[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III/IV[3]
B−V color index +0.94[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−2.781±0.140[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 37.832 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −20.334 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)9.5339 ± 0.0521 mas[1]
Distance342 ± 2 ly
(104.9 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.5±0.3[4]
Orbit[5]
PrimaryHD 180902 A
CompanionHD 180902 B
Period (P)5880±440 d
Semi-major axis (a)7.15±0.69 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.335±0.025
Periastron epoch (T)2441100±1200 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
73.3±1.6°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
898±28 km/s
Details
HD 180902 A
Mass1.698±0.085[2] M
Radius4.247±0.212[2] R
Luminosity9.4±0.5[4] L
Temperature5,030±44[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04±0.03[4] dex
Age2.8±0.7[4] Gyr
HD 180902 B
Mass44.53+12.91
−5.88
[2] MJup
Other designations
CD−23° 15276, HD 180902, HIP 94951, SAO 187961, PPM 269620[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 180902 is a star with two or more orbiting companions in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. This system is located at a distance of approximately 342 light years from the Sun based on parallax measurements, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −2.8 km/s.[2] It has an absolute magnitude of 2.5,[4] but at that distance the apparent visual magnitude of the system is 7.8,[2] which is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

The spectrum of the primary, component A, presents as an evolving subgiant star[5] with a stellar classification of K0 III/IV.[3] It is an estimated 2.8[4] billion years old with 1.7 times the mass of the Sun. The star has expanded to 4.2 times the radius of the Sun[2] and is radiating 9.4 times the Sun's luminosity from an enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,030 K.[4]

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