Mu2 Octantis
{{Short description|Binary star system in the constellation Octans}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mu2 Octantis}}
{{other stars by Bayer designation|Mu Octantis{{!}}μ Octantis}}
{{Starbox begin
| name = Mu2 Octantis
}}
{{Starbox observe 2s
| epoch = J2000.0
| constell = Octans
| component1 = μ2 Oct A
| appmag_v1 = {{Val|+6.481|0.007}}
| component2 = μ2 Oct B
| dec2 = {{DEC|-75|20|47.047}}
| appmag_v2 = {{val|+7.153|0.011}}
}}
{{Starbox character
| component1 = μ2 Oct A
| component2 = μ2 Oct B
}}
{{Starbox astrometry
| component1 =μ2 Oct A
| radial_v = {{val|-10.90|0.2}}
| prop_mo_ra = 156.404
| prop_mo_dec = −162.214
| parallax = 25.0327
| p_error = 0.0205
| component2 =μ2 Oct B
| radial_v2 = {{Val|-10.94|0.15}}
| prop_mo_ra2 = +163.531
| prop_mo_dec2 = {{Val|-171.346}}
| parallax2 = 25.0379
| p_error2 = 0.0167
}}
{{Starbox orbit
| axis_unitless = 932 AU
}}
{{Starbox detail
| component1 =μ2 Oct A
| mass = {{val|1.330|0.013}}
| radius = {{val|1.730|0.044|0.039}}
| temperature = {{val|6059|52|fmt=commas}}
| metal_fe = {{val|+0.216|0.009}}
| age_gyr = {{val|3.50|0.65|0.27}}
| rotation = {{val|26|3}} days
| component2 = μ2 Oct B
| mass2 = {{val|1.190|0.017|0.018}}
| radius2 = {{val|1.190|0.034|0.010}}
| temeprature2 = {{val|6020|52|fmt=commas}}
| age_gyr2 = {{val|2.10|1.03|0.34}}
| metal_fe2 = {{val|+0.267|0.009}}
}}
{{Starbox catalog
| names = μ2 Oct, CCDM J20417-7521
| component1 = μ2 Oct A
| names1 = {{odlist|HIP=102125|CD=-75°1173|HD=196067|SAO=257836|HR=7864|2MASS=J20414409-7521029}}
| component2 = μ2 Oct B
| names2 = {{odlist|HD=196068|HIP=102128|CD=-75°1174|SAO=257837|2MASS=J20414550-7520471}}
}}
{{Starbox reference
| component = A
| Simbad = CCDM+J20417-7521A
| NSTED = HD 196067
| EPE = HD+196067
}}
{{Starbox reference
| component = B
| Simbad = HD+196068
}}
{{Starbox end}}
Mu2 Octantis (μ2 Oct) is a binary star system in the constellation Octans, whose primary and secondary stars have apparent magnitudes of +6.481 and 7.153, respectively. Based on parallax measurements, it lies 130.3 light-years away.
The two stars, HD 196067 and HD 196068 (also named μ2 Oct A and μ2 Oct B), are separated at {{val|17|ul=arcseconds}} in the sky, corresponding to 740 astronomical units (AU). The semimajor axis of the stars' orbit is 932 AU.
Component A is a G-dwarf star with 1.33 and 1.73 times of the Sun's mass and radius, respectively. Component B also a G-type main-sequence star with a radius 1.19 times larger than the Sun. Their effective temperatures are similar. HD 196068 has a higher metallicity than its companion, the reasons for this are uncertain.
Planetary system
From 1998 to 2012, the system was observed using the CORALIE instrument, at the ESO's La Silla Observatory.
In November 2012, a long-period, wide-orbiting planet was deduced by radial velocity around HD 196067. The planet has been pulled to an eccentric orbit by the B star HD 196068. The planet's true mass, as measured by astrometry, is {{Jupiter mass|12.5|link=y}}, placing it right on the boundary between planets and brown dwarfs.
{{OrbitboxPlanet begin|name=μ2 Oct A
| period_unit = year
}}
{{OrbitboxPlanet
| exoplanet = b
| semimajor = {{val|5.10|0.22|0.17}}
| eccentricity = {{val|0.70|0.14|0.12}}
| period = {{val|9.88|+0.63|−0.43}}
| mass = {{val|12.5|+2.5|-1.8}}
| inclination = {{val|41.2|28|9.1}}
}}
{{Orbitbox end}}
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite Gaia DR3|6369544118965772416}}
{{cite Gaia DR3|6369544118966055296}}
{{cite journal|bibcode=2006AJ....132..161G|title=Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 pc—The Southern Sample|author=Gray, R. O.|year=2006|journal=The Astronomical Journal|volume=132|issue=1|pages=161–170|doi=10.1086/504637|arxiv = astro-ph/0603770 |s2cid=119476992|display-authors=etal}}
}}
{{Stars of Octans}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mu2 Octantis}}
Category:Planetary systems with one confirmed planet
Category:Durchmusterung objects