HD 4732

Planetary system · 178.7 light-years away · also HD 4732, HIP 3834

HD 4732 is 179 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K0 IV star; the first was found in 2012 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

HD 4732 c takes 8.7 years to go round its star once.

HD 4732 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only HD 4732 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK0 IV
Surface temperature4,898 K
Mass1.39 solar masses
Radius5.03 solar radii
Luminosity13.13 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude5.9
Ageabout 1.47 billion years
Distance from the Sun178.7 light-years (54.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 12.3085°, Dec -24.1369°
ConstellationCetus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 4732 b371.7 days1.129 AU13.4 R⊕ estimated631.21 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2012
HD 4732 c8.7 years4.725 AU13.1 R⊕ estimated1069.5 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2012

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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