HD 4747

HD 4747
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 49m 26.76537s
Declination −23° 12 44.9359
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.155
Characteristics
Spectral type G8V + L9
B−V color index 0.769
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.893 ± 0.016 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 516.92±0.55 mas/yr
Dec.: 120.05±0.45 mas/yr
Parallax (π)53.51±0.53 mas
Distance61.0 ± 0.6 ly
(18.7 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.94
Orbit
PrimaryHD 4747A
CompanionHD 4747B
Period (P)33.2±0.4 yr
Semi-major axis (a)10.0±0.2 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.7317±0.0014
Inclination (i)48.0±0.9°
Longitude of the node (Ω)89.4±1.1°
Periastron epoch (T)JD 2462615±155
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
267.2±0.5°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
0.7553+0.0124
−0.0116
km/s
Details
HD 4747A
Mass0.85 ± 0.014 M
Radius0.769 ± 0.016 R
Luminosity0.45 ± 0.02 (log -0.346 ± 0.04) L
Surface gravity (log g)4.60 ± 0.15 cgs
Temperature5400 ± 60 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.23 ± 0.05 dex
Rotation27.7 ± 0.5
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2 ± 1 km/s km/s
Age2.3 ± 1.4 Gyr
HD 4747B
Mass67.2 ± 1.8 MJup
Other designations
CD−23 315, GJ 36, HIP 3850, SAO 166607
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 4747 is a star that lies approximately 61 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The star is a low-amplitude spectroscopic binary, with the secondary being a directly detected brown dwarf.