HD 118203 is a star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It has the proper name Liesma, which means flame, and it is the name of a character from the Latvian poem Staburags un Liesma (Staburags and Liesma). The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Latvia, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU.[6][7]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 13h 34m 02.5394s[1] |
Declination | +53° 43′ 42.6984″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.06[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K0IV |
B−V color index | 0.699±0.012[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −29.07±0.24[3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −85.877±0.052[1] mas/yr Dec.: −78.913±0.038[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 10.8102 ± 0.0275 mas[1] |
Distance | 301.7 ± 0.8 ly (92.5 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.32[2] |
Details[4] | |
Mass | 1.23±0.03 M☉ |
Radius | 2.00±0.10 R☉ |
Luminosity | 3.80±0.30 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.93±0.02 cgs |
Temperature | 5,741±35 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.16[2] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 7.0[2] km/s |
Age | 5.4±0.5 Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | The star |
planet b | |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
The apparent visual magnitude of HD 118203 is 8.06,[2] which means it is invisible to the naked eye but it can be seen using binoculars or a telescope. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of 302 light years from the Sun.[1] The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −29 km/s.[3] Based on its position and space velocity this is most likely (97% chance) an older thin disk star.[8] An exoplanet has been detected in a close orbit around the star.[9]
The spectrum of this star matches a K-type dwarf with a class of K0. Its absolute magnitude of 3.32[2] is too high for a K-type main-sequence star, indicating that it has begun to evolve on the subdwarf stage. This is confirmed by the surface gravity, which is too low for a typical dwarf star of this class. It has a low level of chromospheric activity, which means a low level of radial velocity jitter for planet detection purposes.[9] The star has 1.23[4] times the mass of the Sun and double the Sun's radius. It is around 5.4 billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 7.0 km/s.[2] HD 118203 is radiating 3.8 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,741 K.[4]
In 2006, a hot Jupiter candidate was reported in an eccentric orbit around this star. It was discovered using the radial velocity method based on observation of high-metallicity stars begun in 2004.[9] In 2020, it was found that this is a transiting planet, which allowed the mass and radius of the body to be determined. This exoplanet has more than double the mass of Jupiter and a 13% greater radius. The fact that the parent star is among the brighter known planet hosts (as of 2020) makes it an interesting object for further study.[8]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 2.173+0.077 −0.080 MJ |
0.07082+0.00095 −0.00110 |
6.134980+0.000038 −0.000037 |
0.316±0.021 | 88.75+0.86 −1.0° |
1.133+0.031 −0.030 RJ |
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