EQ Pegasi
Star system in the constellation Pegasus
EQ Pegasi
Location of EQ Pegasi in the constellation
Pegasus
Observation dataEpoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation
Pegasus
EQ Pegasi A
Right ascension
23h 31m 52.17385s [ 1]
Declination
+19° 56′ 14.1304″[ 1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
10.38 (min)[ 2]
EQ Pegasi B
Right ascension
23h 31m 52.57534s [ 3]
Declination
+19° 56′ 14.0050″[ 3]
Apparent magnitude (V)
12.58 (min)[ 2]
Characteristics
EQ Pegasi A
Evolutionary stage
red dwarf
Spectral type
M4Ve[ 2]
Variable type
Flare star [ 2]
EQ Pegasi B
Evolutionary stage
red dwarf
Spectral type
M6Ve[ 2]
Variable type
Flare star [ 2]
Astrometry EQ Pegasi A Radial velocity (Rv ) −0.21± 0.82[ 1] km/sProper motion (μ) RA: 578.009(35) mas /yr [ 1] Dec.: −59.769(23) mas /yr [ 1] Parallax (π)159.6634 ± 0.0341 mas [ 1] Distance 20.428 ± 0.004 ly (6.263 ± 0.001 pc ) EQ Pegasi B Proper motion (μ) RA: 552.349(55) mas /yr [ 3] Dec.: 20.275(36) mas /yr [ 3] Parallax (π)159.9085 ± 0.0513 mas [ 3] Distance 20.396 ± 0.007 ly (6.254 ± 0.002 pc )
Orbit [ 4] Period (P)83,664.63 ± 1.98 days (229.0613 ± 0.0054 a ) Semi-major axis (a) 5.05797 ± 0.00043 " ( 31.635± 0.033 AU )Eccentricity (e) 0.108047 ± 0.000053 Inclination (i) 130.065± 0.010 °Longitude of the node (Ω) 255.0919± 0.0034 °Periastron epoch (T) 2,401,891.34± 1.19Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) 307.1416± 0.0045 °
Details A Mass 0.43599 ± 0.00092 [ 4] M ☉ Radius 0.35[ 5] R ☉ Luminosity 0.019[ 6] L ☉ Temperature 3,585[ 7] K Rotation 1.061 days[ 5] B Mass 0.16527 ± 0.00025 [ 4] M ☉ Radius 0.25[ 5] R ☉ Luminosity 0.008[ 6] L ☉ Temperature 3,309[ 8] K Rotation 0.404 days[ 5]
Other designations EQ Peg ,
BD +19°5116,
GJ 896,
HIP 116132,
WDS J23317+1956AB,
G 68-24,
G 129-19,
G 128-71,
LFT 1799,
LHS 3965,
LTT 16919,
NLTT 57135
[ 9] EQ Peg A : TYC 1723-23-1 , 2MASS J23315208+1956142[ 10] EQ Peg B : LFT 1800, LHS 3966, LTT 16920, NLTT 57136, TYC 1723-23-2 , 2MASS J23315244+1956138[ 10]
Database references SIMBAD The system A B
EQ Pegasi (also known as Gliese 896 ) is a nearby binary system of two red dwarfs . Both components are flare stars , with spectral types of M4Ve and M6Ve respectively, and a current separation between the components of 5.8 arcseconds . The system is at a distance of 20.4 light-years , and is 950 million years old.[ 11] The primary star is orbited by one known exoplanet .[ 4]
Discovery
EQ Pegasi was first noticed to be a binary star by Carl A. Wirtanen who in the course of a systematic survey of the McCormick Observatory photographic plates for M-type dwarfs, detected a companion about two magnitudes fainter at a separation of 3.5 arcseconds.[ 12]
Both components were also thought to be single-lined spectroscopic binaries , with faint companions that have not been resolved in orbits of a few years,[ 13] [ 14] but this is no longer thought to be the case. A 2021 study of nearby stars states that "the spectroscopic binarity classification [...] is almost certainly due to activity".[ 15]
Planetary system
In 2022, a Jovian planet was discovered in orbit around the system's primary star via radio astrometry . Along with the planet around TVLM 513-46546 , this is the first confirmed exoplanet discovered entirely using astrometry.[ 4]
In culture
In 1998, it was the basis of a hoax , as a telecommunications company claimed it had discovered "alien" signals originating from the star.[ 16]
Gallery
References
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Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR .
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Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR .
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