HD 4628 (96 G. Piscium) is a main sequence star in the equatorial constellation of Pisces. It has a spectral classification of K2.5 V and an effective temperature of 5,055 K, giving it an orange-red hue with a slightly smaller mass and girth than the Sun. HD 4628 lies at a distance of approximately 24.3 light years from the Sun based on parallax.[1] The apparent magnitude of 5.7[2] is just sufficient for this star to be viewed with the unaided eye. The star appears to be slightly older than the Sun—approximately 5.4 billion years in age.[7] The surface activity is low and, based upon the detection of UV emission, it may have a relatively cool corona with a temperature of one million K.[10]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 22.97596s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 16′ 50.2095″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.74[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2.5 V[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.60[3] |
| B−V color index | +0.89[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −10.37±0.12[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +755.894 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −1141.019 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 134.4948 ± 0.0578 mas[1] |
| Distance | 24.25 ± 0.01 ly (7.435 ± 0.003 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.37[4] |
| Details[5] | |
| Mass | 0.778±0.007 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.762±0.012 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.292±0.007 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.64±0.01 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,093±33 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.26±0.01 dex |
| Rotation | 38.0 days[6] |
| Age | 5.4[7] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The star has a relatively high proper motion of 1.4″ per year and is moving in our general direction with a radial velocity of −10.4 km/s.[1] HD 4628 will make its closest approach to the Sun in about 32,000 years, when it comes within 20 ly (7.3 pc).[11] No definitive companion has yet been found in orbit around this star. In 1958 it was thought to have stellar companion that was also a flare star, but this was subsequently disproved.[12]
References
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- ^ a b Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
- ^ a b c Gray, R. O.; et al. (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/0603770, Bibcode:2006AJ....132..161G, doi:10.1086/504637, S2CID 119476992
- ^ Holmberg, J.; et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 501 (3): 941–947, arXiv:0811.3982, Bibcode:2009A&A...501..941H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, S2CID 118577511.
- ^ Soubiran, C.; Creevey, O. L.; Lagarde, N.; Brouillet, N.; Jofré, P.; Casamiquela, L.; Heiter, U.; Aguilera-Gómez, C.; Vitali, S.; Worley, C.; de Brito Silva, D. (2024-02-01), "Gaia FGK benchmark stars: Fundamental Teff and log g of the third version", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 682: A145, Bibcode:2024A&A...682A.145S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202347136, ISSN 0004-6361 HD 4628's database entry at VizieR.
- ^ Maldonado, J.; et al. (October 2010), "A spectroscopy study of nearby late-type stars, possible members of stellar kinematic groups", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 521: A12, arXiv:1007.1132, Bibcode:2010A&A...521A..12M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014948, S2CID 119209183
- ^ a b Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008), "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics", The Astrophysical Journal, 687 (2): 1264–1293, arXiv:0807.1686, Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1264M, doi:10.1086/591785, S2CID 27151456
- ^ Gould, B. A., Uranometria Argentina, Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F, archived from the original on 2012-02-27, retrieved 2010-07-16
- ^ "HD 4628 -- High proper-motion Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ Mathioudakis, M.; et al. (November 1994), "Detection of EUV emission from the low activity dwarf HD 4628: Evidence for a cool corona", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 291 (2): 517–520, Bibcode:1994A&A...291..517M.
- ^ Bailer-Jones, C. A. L. (March 2015), "Close encounters of the stellar kind", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 575: 13, arXiv:1412.3648, Bibcode:2015A&A...575A..35B, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425221, S2CID 59039482, A35.
- ^ Hartkopf, W. I.; McAlister, H. A. (January 1984), "Binary stars unresolved by speckle interferometry. III", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 96: 105–116, Bibcode:1984PASP...96..105H, doi:10.1086/131309.