HD 130322 is a star with a close orbiting exoplanet in the constellation of Virgo. The distance to this system is 104 light years, as determined using parallax measurements. It is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −12.4 km/s.[4] With an apparent visual magnitude of 8.04,[1] it is too dim to be visible to the naked eye; requiring binoculars or a small telescope to view. Being almost exactly on the celestial equator the star is visible everywhere in the world except for the North Pole. The star shows a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.197 arcsec yr−1.[9]

HD 130322 / Mönch
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Virgo[1]
Right ascension 14h 47m 32.7262s[2]
Declination −00° 16′ 53.308″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.04[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0V[3]
B−V color index 0.781±0.002[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−12.388±0.0005[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −130.476(25) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −140.246(25) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)31.3356 ± 0.0262 mas[2]
Distance104.08 ± 0.09 ly
(31.91 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.54[1]
Details[5]
Mass0.92±0.03 M
Radius0.85±0.04 R
Luminosity0.62[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.52±0.06 cgs
Temperature5,387±44 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.02[6] dex
Rotation26.53±0.70 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.5±0.5 km/s
Age6.1±2.9[7] Gyr
Other designations
BD+00 3243, HD 130322, HIP 72339, LTT 5873, NLTT 38386[8]
Database references
SIMBADThe star
planet b
Exoplanet Archivedata

The spectrum of this star presents as a K-type main-sequence star, an orange dwarf, with a stellar classification of K0V.[3] The star has 92% of the mass of the Sun and 85% of the Sun's radius. It is spinning with a rotation period of 26.5 days.[5] HD 130322 is radiating 62%[1] of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,387 K.[5] It is estimated to be around six billion years old.[7]

The star HD 130322 is named Mönch and its companion is Eiger. The names were selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Switzerland, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Mönch and Eiger are prominent peaks of the Bernese Alps.[10][11]

Planetary system

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In 2000, an extrasolar planet was discovered orbiting the star using Doppler spectroscopy. As the inclination of the orbital plane is unknown, only a lower bound on the mass can be estimated. Most likely this is a hot Jupiter as it is orbiting close to the host star and has at least the mass of Jupiter.[6]

The star rotates at an inclination of 76+14
−42
degrees relative to Earth.[12] It has been assumed that the planet shares that inclination.[13] But several "hot Jupiters" are known to be oblique relative to the stellar axis.[14]

The HD 130322 planetary system[5][15]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b (Eiger) >1.089 ± 0.98 MJ 0.0910 ± 0.053 10.70871±0.00018 0.029±0.016

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644.
  2. ^ a b c d Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999). "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars". Michigan Spectral Survey. 5. Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H.
  4. ^ a b Soubiran, C.; et al. (2018). "Gaia Data Release 2. The catalogue of radial velocity standard stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 616: A7. arXiv:1804.09370. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...7S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832795. S2CID 52952408.
  5. ^ a b c d Hinkel, Natalie R.; et al. (2015). "Refined Properties of the Hd 130322 Planetary System". The Astrophysical Journal. 803 (1) 8. arXiv:1502.03441. Bibcode:2015ApJ...803....8H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/803/1/8.
  6. ^ a b Udry, S.; et al. (2000). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets II. The short-period planetary companions to HD 75289 and HD 130322". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 356 (2): 590–598. Bibcode:2000A&A...356..590U.
  7. ^ a b Bonfanti, A.; et al. (2016). "Age consistency between exoplanet hosts and field stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 585: 14. arXiv:1511.01744. Bibcode:2016A&A...585A...5B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527297. S2CID 53971692. A5.
  8. ^ "HD 130322". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  9. ^ Luyten, W. J. (June 1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: NLTT Catalogue (Luyten, 1979)". VizieR Online Data Catalog. Bibcode:1995yCat.1098....0L.
  10. ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  11. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  12. ^ Simpson, E. K.; et al. (November 2010), "Rotation periods of exoplanet host stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 408 (3): 1666–1679, arXiv:1006.4121, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.408.1666S, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17230.x, S2CID 6708869
  13. ^ "hd_130322_b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  14. ^ Sanchis-Ojeda, Roberto; et al. (2012). "Starspots and spin-orbit alignment for Kepler cool host stars". Astronomische Nachrichten. 334 (1–2): 180–183. arXiv:1211.2002. Bibcode:2013AN....334..180S. doi:10.1002/asna.201211765. S2CID 38743202.
  15. ^ Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. S2CID 119067572.