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HD 136118

Telescope image of HD 136118
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Serpens[1]
Right ascension 15h 18m 55.47227s[2]
Declination −01° 35′ 32.5926″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.93[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[3]
Spectral type F7V[4]
B−V color index 0.553±0.007[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−3.07±0.13[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −123.024(31) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: 22.180(30) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)19.8116±0.0341 mas[2]
Distance164.6 ± 0.3 ly
(50.48 ± 0.09 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.60[5]
Details
Mass1.84±0.23[6] M
Radius1.70±0.02[7] R
Luminosity3.717±0.018[7] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.08[5] cgs
Temperature6,148+38
−43
[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.06±0.01[1] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)8.5[5] km/s
Age3.5±0.4[1] Gyr
Other designations
BD−01° 3045, HD 136118, HIP 74948, SAO 140452[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 136118 is a star in the Serpens Caput section of the Serpens constellation. The star is too dim to be readily visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.93.[1] It is located at a distance of 165 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[2] and is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −3 km/s.[1]

This object is an F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F7V.[4] The absolute visual magnitude of this star suggests that it has begun to evolve away from the main sequence.[3] The abundances of the stellar atmosphere are similar to the Sun, and it has only a modest level of chromospheric activity.[9] HD 136118 has 84% more mass compared to the Sun,[6] and is 70%[7] larger in radius. The star is an estimated 3.5[1] billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 8.5 km/s.[5]

Brown dwarf companion

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The astronomer Debra Fischer discovered a substellar companion, originally thought to be a very massive exoplanet, which was announced on February 7, 2002.[3] Designated HD 136118 b, it is orbiting the host star with a period of 3.25 years.[9] This object has a minimum mass of 11.9 MJ.[3] On November 25, 2009, its inclination was calculated to be 163.1° and its true mass 42 MJ, classifying it as a brown dwarf.[9] Later studies in 2022 and 2023 found true masses of about 13-16 MJ, closer to the minimum mass, but still classifying the companion as a brown dwarf by most definitions.[10][11]

Due to its high mass the object is likely to be very hot and possibly glowing faintly. The orbit of the object has a semimajor axis of 1.45 astronomical units from the parent star, taking 1,188 days (3.25 years) to complete one eccentric orbit.

The HD 136118 planetary system[11]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(years)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 16.5+1.7
−1.8
 MJ
2.353+0.046
−0.045
3.262+0.053
−0.051
0.35+0.027
−0.026
134.0+4.7
−7.5
°

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