HD 16760
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 02h 42m 21.31345s |
| Declination | +38° 37′ 07.2319″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.76 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| B−V color index | 0.715 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −3.95±0.38 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +73.809 mas/yr Dec.: −106.607 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.5714±0.5942 mas |
| Distance | 186 ± 6 ly (57 ± 2 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.41 |
| Orbit | |
| Name | HD 16760 b |
| Period (P) | 466.048±0.057 d |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 1.161±0.097 AU |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0812±0.0018 |
| Inclination (i) | 2.6°±0.5° or 43.3+32.2 −28.8° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 24513802.6±1.9 |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 241.9±1.4° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 407.16±0.71 km/s |
| Details | |
| HD 16760 A | |
| Mass | 0.78 ± 0.05 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.81 ± 0.27 R☉ |
| Luminosity (bolometric) | 0.72 ± 0.43 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.47 ± 0.06 cgs |
| Temperature | 5629 ± 44 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.067 ± 0.05 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.5 ± 0.5 km/s |
| Age | 1.3 ± 0.9 Gyr |
| HD 16760 b | |
| Mass | 0.267±0.014 M☉ |
| Mass | 21.5+5.0 −4.5 MJup |
| HD 16760 B | |
| Mass | 0.756 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| BD+37°604, HD 16760, WDS J02424+3837 | |
| A: HIP 12638, SAO 55798, TYC 2845-2243-1, GSC 02845-02243, 2MASS J02422130+3837073 | |
| B: HIP 12635, TYC 2845-2242-1, GSC 02845-02242, 2MASS J02422094+3837212 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | A |
| Ab | |
| B | |
HD 16760 is a binary star system approximately 186 light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The primary star HD 16760A (HIP 12638) is a G-type main sequence star similar to the Sun. The secondary, HD 16760B (HIP 12635) is 1.521 magnitudes fainter and located at a separation of 14.6 arcseconds from the primary, corresponding to a physical separation of at least 660 AU.
The primary star also has a companion, either a red dwarf or a brown dwarf, that is designated HD 16760 b (lowercase). SIMBAD also lists the designation HD 16760C for this object.