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HD 20781
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Fornax
Right ascension 03 20 02.9428
Declination –28° 47′ 01.799″
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.44
Distance117 ly
(36 pc)
Spectral typeG9.5V
Other designations
CD-29 1229, HIP 15526, LTT 1581, SAO 168468
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 20781 is a star which is part of a wide binary system with HD 20782. Both stars possess their own planetary systems in S type orbits. This is the first time that planets have been found in both components of a wide binary system.

Planetary system

HD 20781

The HD 20781 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 12.04 ± 1.11 M🜨 0.169 ± 0.0028 29.15 ± 0.0201 0.11 ± 0.06
c 15.76 ± 1,20 M🜨 0.3456 ± 0.0047 85.131 ± 0.1161 0.28 ± 0.09

See also

References

  1. http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=bibcode&Itemid=129&bibcode=2007A%2526A...462..345DFUL
  2. Schneider, J. "Notes for star HD 20781 |cite web". The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. Mayor, M. Marmier,M. Lovis,C. Udry,S. Ségransan,D. Pepe,F. Benz,W. Bertaux,J.-L. Bouchy,F. Dumusque, G. Curto,Lo Mordasini,C. Queloz,D. Santos,N. C.; et al. (2011). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXIV. Occurrence, mass distribution and orbital properties of super-Earths and Neptune-mass planets". arXiv:1109.2497 . {{cite arXiv}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Schneider, J. "Notes for star HD 20781". The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2011-09-12.

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