| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Right ascension | 06 24 43.74735 |
| Declination | +25° 02′ 55.3981″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.35 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2 III (K2–K3 + K0–K1) |
| B−V color index | +1.210±0.015 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +17.2±0.3 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +2.459 mas/yr Dec.: −1.895 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.4049 ± 0.1139 mas |
| Distance | 960 ± 30 ly (294 ± 10 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.53 |
| Orbit | |
| Period (P) | 577.5±0.5 d |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 4.16±1.28 mas |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.240±0.006 |
| Inclination (i) | 109±12° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 43,625.5±2.8 MJD |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 85.8±1.9° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 22.06±0.15 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 22.66±0.32 km/s |
| Details | |
| A | |
| Mass | 3.10±0.65 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 248.32 L☉ |
| Age | 400 Myr |
| B | |
| Mass | 3.02±0.64 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| BD+25°1255, FK5 2488, GC 8261, HD 44780, HIP 30501, SAO 78331 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 44780 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Gemini, located about 3° north of Mu Geminorum. The pair have a combined apparent visual magnitude of 6.35, which is near the lower limit of visibility to the naked eye. Although it is above magnitude 6.5, it was not included in the Bright Star Catalogue; the designation HD 44780 comes from the Henry Draper catalogue. Based upon parallax measurements, the system is located at a distance of approximately 960 light years from the Sun. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +17 km/s.
The variable velocity of this system was first noted during a study at Mount Wilson observatory in 1952. It is a double-lined spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of 1.581 years and an eccentricity of 0.24. Both components are similar, aging giant stars, a relatively rare combination. Their combined spectrum matches a stellar classification of K2 III; with the secondary being a slightly earlier type than the primary. They have an age of about 400 million years, with masses 3.10 and 3.02 times that of the Sun.
References
- ^ Griffin, R. F. (April 1986), "The spectroscopic orbits of HD 44780 and 65 Geminorum", Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 80: 91–108, Bibcode:1986JRASC..80...91G.
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ Heard, John Frederick (1956), "The radial velocities, spectral classes and photographic magnitudes of 1041 late-type stars", Publications of the David Dunlap Observatory, 2 (4), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press: 107–143, Bibcode:1956PDDO....2..107H.
- ^ Pourbaix, D.; Boffin, H. M. J. (February 2003), "Reprocessing the Hipparcos Intermediate Astrometric Data of spectroscopic binaries. II. Systems with a giant component", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 398 (3): 1163–1177, arXiv:astro-ph/0211483, Bibcode:2003A&A...398.1163P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021736, S2CID 12361870.
- "HD 44780". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- HD 044780, VizieR, retrieved 2011-11-30.
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