HD 170469

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HD 170469
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 18h 29m 10.98124s[1]
Declination +11° 41′ 43.7985″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.21[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5V + K5V[3]
B−V color index 0.677±0.014[2]
Distance
196.6 ± 0.5 ly
(60.3 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.23[2]
Semi-major axis
(a)
43.1″
Details
A
Gyr
B
Mass0.42[7] M
HIP 90593, SAO 103765, 2MASS J18291097+1141437[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 170469 is a probable

light years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −59 km/s,[3]
and is expected to come to within 49.8 light-years in about 959,000 years.

The primary, component A, is a

The secondary companion, component B, is located at an

projected separation of 2708 AU[4] from the primary, and is orbiting with an estimated period of around 114,000 years.[7]

Planetary system

In 2007, a

radial velocity method, and was independently confirmed in 2014.[4]

The HD 170469 planetary system[9]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >0.67 MJ 2.24 1,143 0.11

See also

References