Astronomy:HD 205877

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Short description: Star in the constellation Indus
HD 205877
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension  21h 39m 59.719s[1]
Declination −52° 21′ 32.43″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.21[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F7III[3]
U−B color index 0.32[2]
B−V color index 0.596[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −17.62±0.59[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 7.04±0.37[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.75 ± 0.55[1] mas
Distance570 ± 50 ly
(170 ± 20 pc)
Orbit[4]
PrimaryHD 205877 A
CompanionHD 205877 B
Period (P)21.31±0.74 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.0762±0.0084
Eccentricity (e)0.54±0.18
Inclination (i)150.4±11.1°
Longitude of the node (Ω)31.5±74.2°
Periastron epoch (T)1998.80±1.45
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
231.4±66.6°
Details
A
Mass2.34[4] M
B
Mass2.20[4] M
Other designations
HDS 3084, HIP 106978, HR 8269, WDS J21400-5222AB[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 205877 is a visual binary star system in the constellation Indus. It also a double lined spectroscopic binary.[3] The components are very similar and both are located on the giant branch in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram in agreement with the F7III spectral type.[4]

Stellar system

The visual binary nature of HD 205877 was discovered by the Hipparcos spacecraft and given the double star discoverer designation HDS 3084. The preliminary orbital elements of the system were determined with speckle interferometric measurements made at the 4.1 m Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope in Chile .[4]

References