Lambda2 Fornacis
Coordinates: 
02h 36m 58.6079s, −34° 34′ 40.717″
02h 36m 58.6079s, −34° 34′ 40.717″| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 02h 36m 58.6079s[1] |
| Declination | −34° 34′ 40.714″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.78[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G1V[3] |
| B−V color index | +0.653±0.005[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.74±0.04[4] |
| Details | |
| A | |
Gyr | |
| B | |
| Mass | 0.11[6] M☉ |
| Database references | |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
| ARICNS | data |
λ2 Fornacis,
light years distant from the Sun, based on stellar parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +12 km/s.[2]
This object is a
luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,936 K.[4] The abundance of elements with more mass than helium is 55% higher than in the Sun.[4][9]
There is a faint co-moving companion star located to the east of the main star at an
Planetary system
Precision
extrasolar planet orbiting the star. This object has an orbital period of 17.24 days and an eccentricity of 0.2. It has a minimum (baseline) mass of 21.9 M🜨.[10]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | ≥0.069±0.007 MJ | 0.14±0.01 | 17.24±0.01 | 0.2±0.09 | — | — |
See also
- List of extrasolar planets
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