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HD 102117 / Uklun
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus[1]
Right ascension 11h 44m 50.46086s[2]
Declination −58° 42′ 13.3580″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.47[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant[2]
Spectral type G6V[3]
B−V color index 0.721±0.009[1]
Variable type Constant[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+49.52±0.12[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −63.574 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −70.331 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)25.3531±0.0178 mas[2]
Distance128.65 ± 0.09 ly
(39.44 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.48[1]
Details
Mass1.37±0.130 M[5]
1.03±0.05[6] M
Radius1.27[7] R
Luminosity1.54[7] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.37±0.06[7] cgs
Temperature5,695±44[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.30±0.03[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.88±0.5[7] km/s
Age5.3±3.4[5] Gyr
Other designations
Uklun, CD−58°4207, HD 102117, HIP 57291, SAO 239348[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 102117 or Uklun /ˈʌklən/ is a star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.47,[1] it is too dim to be seen without binoculars or a small telescope. It is located at a distance of approximately 129 light-years from the Sun based on parallax. HD 102117 is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +50 km/s,[2] having come to within 43.9 light-years some 692,000 years ago.[1] It has one known planet.[6]

The stellar classification of HD 102117 is G6V,[9] which matches the spectrum of an ordinary G-type main-sequence star. It is roughly five[5] billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 0.9 km/s.[7] The star shows only a low level of chromospheric activity[6] and is photometrically stable,[4] meaning it doesn't vary significantly in brightness. It appears metal-enriched,[4] showing a higher abundance of heavy elements compared to the Sun.

Planetary system

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In 2004, the Anglo-Australian Planet Search announced a planet orbiting the star.[4] A short time later the HARPS team also announced the presence of a planet around this star. Both groups detected this planet with the radial velocity method.[6]

HD 102117, and its planet HD 102117b, were chosen as part of the 2019 NameExoWorlds campaign organised by the International Astronomical Union, which assigned each country a star and planet to be named. HD 102117 was assigned to Pitcairn Islands. The winning proposal named the star Uklun, from the word aklan 'we/us' in the Pitcairn language, and the planet Leklsullun /lɛkəlsʌlən/, from the phrase lekl salan 'child/children' (lit. 'little person').[10]

The HD 102117 planetary system[11]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b / Leklsullun 0.172 ± 0.020 MJ 0.1532 ± 0.0088 20.8133 ± 0.0064 0.121 ±0.082

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