HD 10307

HD 10307 (HR 483) is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Andromeda. The primary is similar to the Sun in mass, temperature and metal content. situated about 42 light-years from Earth Its companion, HR 483 B, is a little-studied red dwarf.

HD 10307
Location of HD 10307 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 41m 47.1431s
Declination +42° 36 48.4435
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.95 / 11
Characteristics
Spectral type G1.5 V + M V
U−B color index 0.11
B−V color index 0.62
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)3.1±0.12 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 813.337±0.380 mas/yr
Dec.: −171.027±0.464 mas/yr
Parallax (π)79.08 ± 0.63 mas
Distance41.2 ± 0.3 ly
(12.6 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.43
Absolute bolometric
magnitude
 (Mbol)
4.32±0.06
Orbit
Period (P)19.542±0.014 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.6104±0.0097
Eccentricity (e)0.4367±0.0020
Inclination (i)100.36±0.89°
Longitude of the node (Ω)32.25±0.35°
Periastron epoch (T)2016.702±0.012
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
27.15±0.35°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
2.7160±0.0072 km/s
Details
HD 10307 A
Mass0.95±0.11 M
Radius1.14±0.04 R
Luminosity1.44 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.3±0.1 cgs
Temperature5,878±60 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.00±0.06 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.5±1.0 km/s
Age7.0 Gyr
HD 10307 B
Mass0.254±0.019 M
Luminosity0.0013 L
Other designations
BD+41°328, GJ 67, HD 10307, HIP 7918, HR 483, SAO 37434, LHS 1284, YPC 350
Database references
SIMBADHD 10307
ARICNSHD 10307 A
HD 10307 B

HD 10307 was identified in September 2003 by astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull from the University of Arizona in Tucson as one of the most promising nearby candidates for hosting life based on her analysis of the HabCat list of stars.

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