HD 209458

HD 209458
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HD 209458
HD 209458 (100x100)

HD 209458 (circled) in the constellation Pegasus.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 22h 03m 10.77275s[1]
Declination +18° 53′ 03.5494″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.65[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F9 V[3] or G0 V[4]
Apparent magnitude (B) 8.244[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 6.308±0.026[2]
B−V color index +0.574±0.014[5]
Variable type EP[6]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14.78±0.16[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 29.766(28) mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −17.976(25) mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)20.7694 ± 0.0266 mas[1]
Distance157.0 ± 0.2 ly
(48.15 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.28±0.10[5]
Details
Mass1.148±0.022[7] M☉
Radius1.203±0.061[7] R☉
Luminosity1.77±0.14[7] L☉
Temperature6071±20[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.00±0.02[5] dex
Rotation14.4 days[citation needed]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.228±0.007[8] km/s
Age3.5±1.4[7] Gyr
Other designations
V376 Peg, BD+18°4917, HIP 108859, SAO 107623, 2MASS J22031077+1853036[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
HD 209458 (center)

HD 209458 is a star with an orbiting exoplanet in the constellation Pegasus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 7.65[2] and an absolute magnitude of 4.28.[5] Because it is located at a distance of 157 light-years (48 parsecs) from the Sun as measured via parallax, it is not visible to the unaided eye. With good binoculars or a small telescope it should be easily detectable. The system is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −14.8 km/s.[1]

The spectrum of HD 209458 presents as a late F- or early G-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F9 V[3] or G0 V,[4] respectively. It is roughly 3.5[7] billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 4.2 km/s.[8] The star displays a moderate amount of magnetic activity in its chromosphere.[10] It has a 15% greater mass than the Sun and a 20% larger radius. The abundance of iron, a measure of the metallicity of the star, is solar.[7] HD 209458 is radiating 1.8 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,071 K.[7]

Because the planet transits the star, the star is dimmed by about 2% every 3.5 days making it an extrinsic variable. The variable star designation for HD 209458 is V376 Pegasi. It is the prototype of the variable class "EP" in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, defined as stars showing eclipses by their planets.[6][11]

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  11. ^ Samus, N. N. (2009). "GCVS Variability Types and Distribution Statistics of Designated Variable Stars According to their Types of Variability". Retrieved 2010-08-02.