HD 137388

HD 137388
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Apus
Right ascension 15h 35m 40s [1]
Declination −80° 12 17 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.70 [1]
Absolute magnitude (V)5.73 [1]
Distance128 ± 5 [1] ly
(39.2 ± 1.6 [1] pc)
Spectral typeK2IV [1]
Other designations
HIP 76351, HD 137388 [1]

HD 137388 is a class K2IV (orange subgiant) star in the constellation Apus. Its apparent magnitude is 8.70 and it is approximately 128 light years away based on parallax.[1]

It has a surface temperature of 5182 K and is 47% as luminous and 88% as massive as the Sun, with 85% of its diameter, and is thought to be around 7.4 ± 3.9 billion years old.[2]

Radial velocity studies indicate that it has a planet, b (mass 0.223 MJ, period 330d). It orbits at an average distance of 0.89 AU.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SIMBAD, HD 137388 (accessed 20 September 2015)
  2. Bonfanti, A.; Ortolani, S.; Piotto, G.; Nascimbeni, V. (2015). "Revising the ages of planet-hosting stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 575 (A18): 17. arXiv:1411.4302Freely accessible. Bibcode:2015A&A...575A..18B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424951.
  3. Dumusque, X.; Lovis, C.; Ségransan, D.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Benz, W.; Bouchy, F.; Lo Curto, G.; Mordasini, C.; Pepe, F.; Queloz, D.; Santos, N. C.; Naef, D. "The HARPS Search for Southern Extra-solar Planets. XXX. Planetary Systems around Stars with Solar-like Magnetic Cycles and Short-term Activity Variation". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 535: A55–A66. arXiv:1107.1748Freely accessible. Bibcode:2011A&A...535A..55D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117148.
  4. Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia, HD 137388B (accessed 20 September 2015)


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