HD 41004

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HD 41004
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 05h 59m 49.64736s[1]
Declination −48° 14′ 22.8058″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.65[2] (8.82 + 12.51)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1V + M2V[4]
B−V color index 0.887±0.013[2]
Distance
136 ± 1 ly
(41.6 ± 0.5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.60[2]
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
1.0±1.2[6] km/s
B
Mass0.4[7] M
PPM 310291, WDS J05598-4814[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 41004 is a

light years based on parallax.[1] It is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +42.5 km/s, having come to within 44.5 ly some 831,000 years ago.[2]

The primary, component A, is a

projected separation of 23 AU from the primary.[4]

Companions

A planet,

astronomical units, taking 2.64 years with a high eccentricity
of 0.74.

The HD 41004 A planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >2.56 MJ 1.70 963 0.74
HD 41004 Bb
Discovery
m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass~16 MJ (most probable)[4]
< ~25 MJ[4]

HD 41004 Bb is a

tidal effect of the nearby star HD 41004 B.[9] A search for cyclotron radiation from the magnetosphere of Bb in 2020 did not find any, indicating the planet is either weakly magnetized, or the emission cone did not point to Earth at the time of observation.[10]

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