HD 43587

HD 43587 is a stellar system approximately 63 light-years away in the constellation of Orion, visible to the naked eye. The system comprises four individual stars, with two widely separated binaries forming a quadruple system.

HD 43587
A star chart of the constellation of Orion showing the position of HD 43587 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Orion
HD 43587 Aab
Right ascension 06h 17m 16.139s ± 3.26
Declination +05° 06 00.40 ± 2.46
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.70
HD 43587 BC
Right ascension 06h 17m 10.65s
Declination +05° 07 02.4
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.27 (BC total)
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V / M0V / M3.5V / M5V
B−V color index 0.610(system total)
Astrometry
HD 43587 Aa
Radial velocity (Rv)8.96 ± 0.10 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -187.72 ± 0.37 mas/yr
Dec.: 170.69 ± 0.28 mas/yr
Parallax (π)51.95 ± 0.40 mas
Distance62.8 ± 0.5 ly
(19.2 ± 0.1 pc)
HD 43587 BC
Proper motion (μ) RA: -198 mas/yr
Dec.: 164 mas/yr
Parallax (π)55.2 ± 1.0 mas
Distance59 ± 1 ly
(18.1 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)12.07 ± 0.07 / 14.90 ± 0.21
Orbit
PrimaryHD 43587 Aa
CompanionHD 43587 Ab
Period (P)32.07 years
Semi-major axis (a)0.598″
Eccentricity (e)0.796
Inclination (i)35.6°
Longitude of the node (Ω)163.1°
Periastron epoch (T)1998.05
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
75.0°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
4.323 ± 0.009 km/s
Position (relative to HD 43587 B)
ComponentHD 43587 C
Epoch of observation2453376.0
Angular distance366 ± 3 mas
Position angle158 ± 1°
Details
Mass1.049 ± 0.016 / 0.67 ± 0.04 / 0.25 ± 0.06 / 0.12 ± 0.02 M
Radius1.15 ± 0.01 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.30 ± 0.01 cgs
Temperature5947 ± 17 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.02 ± 0.02 dex
Age4.97 ± 0.52 Gyr
Other designations
HIP 29860, Gliese 231.1, HR 2251
HD 43587 Aab: WDS J06173+0506Aa,Ab, LEP 24A
HD 43587 BC: NLTT 16333, WDS J06173+0506E, LEP 24AE
Database references
SIMBADdata
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