HJ 4093

HJ 4093
Location of HJ 4093 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
HD 71487
Right ascension 08h 26m 17.7301s
Declination −39° 03′ 32.258″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.49±0.01
(6.588 + 8.96)
primary eclipse: 6.98
secondary ecl.: 6.66
HD 71488
Right ascension 08h 26m 18.3057s
Declination −39° 03′ 36.747″
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.40
(7.900 + 8.10)
Characteristics
HD 71487
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type B9V + A7V
B−V color index −0.11
Variable type Eclipsing binary
HD 71488
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type A5V + A6V
B−V color index +0.30
Astrometry
HD 71487
Radial velocity (Rv)+25.4±0.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.896 mas/yr
Dec.: +5.975 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.7991±0.0304 mas
Distance562 ± 3 ly
(172.4 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.258±0.409
HD 71488
Proper motion (μ) RA: −6.1±2.0 mas/yr
Dec.: +10.4±2.9 mas/yr
Position (relative to HD 71487)
ComponentHD 71488
Epoch of observation2015
Angular distance8.1
Position angle124°
Orbit
PrimaryHD 71487 A
NameHD 71487 B
Period (P)1.2569956(9) days
Semi-major axis (a)0.03956±0.00023 au
(8.51±0.05 R)
Eccentricity (e)0.127±0.027
Inclination (i)81.33±0.20°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
109.9±0.9 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
232.1±1.5 km/s
Orbit
PrimaryHD 71488 A
NameHD 71488 B
Period (P)101.3±3.8 years
Semi-major axis (a)0.179±0.012"
(34.4 au)
Eccentricity (e)0.054±0.041
Inclination (i)155±13°
Longitude of the node (Ω)47±71°
Periastron epoch (T)1976.23±13.06
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
318±74°
Details
HD 71487 A
Mass3.58±0.11 M
Radius2.17±0.03 R
Luminosity133±24 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.3±0.1 cgs
Temperature13,300±500 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.02±0.01 dex
Rotation1.32 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)65±5 km/s
Age20 Myr
HD 71487 B
Mass1.68±0.09 M
Radius1.51±0.06 R
Luminosity6.2±2.2 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.2±0.1 cgs
Temperature7,400±500 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.08±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)64±2 km/s
Age20 Myr
HD 71488 A
Mass2.0 M
Age20 Myr
HD 71488 B
Mass1.8 M
Age20 Myr
Other designations
HJ 4093, B 1605, CD−38°4462, HIP 41361, CCDM J08263-3904, WDS J08263-3904
HD 71487: NO Puppis, HR 3327, SAO 199222, TYC 7661-4332-1
HD 71488: HR 3328, SAO 199224, TYC 7661-4332-2
Database references
SIMBADHD 71487
HD 71488

HJ 4093 (WDS J08263-3904) is a star system in the constellation Puppis. It comprises HD 71487 and HD 71488, which together form a visual binary and are themselves close binary systems, making HJ 4093 a four-star system. They are separated by about 1,400 astronomical units, having an estimated orbital period in the order of 10,000 years. The combined apparent magnitude is 6.07, making the system (faintly) visible to the naked eye only in ideal conditions, within places far from light pollution.

Parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft place HJ 4093 at a distance of 172±parsecs (562±light-years). The system is very young, at 20 million years old, and is part of an unnamed stellar association.