HD 73534 is an 8th magnitude G-type subgiant star located approximately 272 light years away in the constellation Cancer. A G5 star, it has evolved off the main sequence, which is why it is much more luminous than the Sun. In August 2009, it was announced that it has a planet.[2] It is the first planetary system discovered in Cancer since that of 55 Cancri in April 1996, and the sixth planet, as 55 Cancri has five known planets.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h 39m 15.80305s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 57′ 37.3485″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.23[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G5IV[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 9.192[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 6.524±0.018[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 6.072±0.020[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 5.962±0.026[3] |
| B−V color index | 0.962±0.021[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +10.08±0.15[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −114.056±0.092[1] mas/yr Dec.: −93.903±0.059[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 11.9716 ± 0.0529 mas[1] |
| Distance | 272 ± 1 ly (83.5 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | 3.42[2] |
| Details[2] | |
| Mass | 1.228±0.060 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.39±0.16 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3.33±43 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.780±0.060 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,041±44 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.232±0.030 dex |
| Rotation | ~53 d |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data |
The star HD 73534 is named Gakyid. The name was selected by Bhutan as part of the NameExoWorlds campaigns during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Gakyid means happiness.[5][6]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | ≥1.01±0.21 MJ | 2.95±0.22 | 1721±36 | 0 (fixed) | — | — |
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