HD 134606

HD 134606
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Apus
Right ascension 15h 15m 15s [1]
Declination −70° 31 11 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.85 [1]
Absolute magnitude (V)4.74 [1]
Distance86.4 ± 1.2 [1] ly
(26.5 ± 0.4 [1] pc)
Spectral typeG6IV[2]
Other designations
HIP 74653, HD 134606, SAO 257257 [1]

HD 134606 is a class G6IV (yellow subgiant) star in the constellation Apus. Its apparent magnitude is 6.85 and it is approximately 86.4 light years away based on parallax. [1]

Radial velocity studies indicate there are 3 planets: b (mass 0.0292 MJ, period 12.083d), c (mass 0.0382 MJ, period 59.519d), and d (mass 0.121 MJ, period 459.26),[3] the planets successively larger as they are further away from the star.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, HD 134606 (accessed 20 September 2015)
  2. Gray, R.O.; Corbally, C.J.; Garrison, R.F.; McFadden, M.T.; Bubar, E.J.; McGahee, C.E.; O'Donoghue, A.A.; Knox, E.R. (July 2006). "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: spectroscopy of stars earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample". The Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 161–170. arXiv:astro-ph/0603770Freely accessible. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..161G. doi:10.1086/504637.
  3. Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia, HD 134606 (accessed 20 September 2015)
  4. Schlaufman, Kevin C. (2014). "Tests of in situ Formation Scenarios for Compact Multiplanet Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 790 (2): 11. Bibcode:2014ApJ...790...91S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/91. 91.
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