HD 23514

HD 23514
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 03h 46m 38.3957s
Declination +22° 55 11.223
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.92 ± 08
Characteristics
Spectral type F6V
U−B color index 0.55
B−V color index 0.44
Variable type 13.14
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)12.5 ± 02 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 21.1 -43.0 mas/yr
Dec.: 1.1 1.0 90 mas/yr
Distance400 ly
(122.641 pc)
Details
Mass0.06 ± 0.01 M
Radius1.28 R
Luminosity2.8 L
Temperature2600 ± 100 K
Metallicity9.95
Age0.1 Gyr
Other designations

HD 23514 (also named Tilottama), is a star in the Pleiades. It is a main-sequence star of class F6, and has been seen to have hot dust particles orbiting around it. These materials, otherwise known as planetesimals which orbit within a circumstellar disc, are evidence of possible planetary formation.[1]

The Star system itself is very young, in the 35~100 million years range,[1] meaning that it is very well likely at the stage of forming planets.

The star will be continuously studied to confirm whether it may be a potential candidate for planetary formation. These studies will be carried out by the Spitzer Space Telescope.

The HD 23514 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
A (a / Baldur) 1.0 M 0.980 °  R
B (b / Ragnarok) 0.38 M 1.7 °  R
Dust disk (Kubja) 0.252 AU

References

  1. 1 2 Rodriguez, David R.; Marois, Christian; Zuckerman, B.; Macintosh, Bruce; Melis, Carl (2012). "A Substellar Companion to the Dusty Pleiades Star HD 23514". The Astrophysical Journal. 748 (1). arXiv:1112.4815Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012ApJ...748...30R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/748/1/30.


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