HD 119124

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HD 119124
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major[1]
A
Right ascension 13h 40m 23.2321s[2]
Declination +50° 31′ 09.894″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.32[3]
B
Right ascension 13h 40m 24.5187s[4]
Declination +50° 30′ 57.569″[4]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.51[5]
Characteristics
Spectral type F8 V[6] + K7[7]
U−B color index −0.01[3]
B−V color index +0.52[3]
Distance
83.05 ± 0.03 ly
(25.46 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)8.59[10]
Details
A
dex
TYC 3469-1423-1, 2MASS J13402450+5030576[20]
Database references
SIMBADdata
B

HD 119124 is a wide

light years. The pair are candidate members of the Castor Moving Group,[22] which implies a relatively youthful age of around 200 million years.[15] HD 119124 is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −12 km/s.[8]

This system was first identified as a

gravitationally bound with an estimated orbital period of around 7,000 years and a linear projected separation of 444.6 AU.[21]

The primary, component A, is a

HD 119124 A displays a strong

circumstellar disk of cold dust. The emission fits a model with a grain temperature of 40 K, indicating a minimum orbital radius of 60 AU from the host star. The estimated grain lifetimes are 84,000 years – much shorter than the star's lifespan. This suggests the grains are being replenished via collisions between some number of larger bodies totalling around 1−6 times the mass of the Moon.[12]

This system is a likely (80.4% chance) source of the strong X-ray emission coming from these coordinates.[24]

References