HD 53680, HD 53705, and HD 53706

HD 53705 / 53706 / 53680 AB
A star chart of the constellation of Puppis showing the position of HD 53705/53706/53680 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Puppis
HD 53705
Right ascension 07h 03m 57.317s
Declination −43° 36 28.94
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.559±0.003
HD 53706
Right ascension 07h 03m 58.92125s
Declination −43° 36 40.8735
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.859±0.003
HD 53680
Right ascension 07 03h 50.236m
Declination −43° 33 40.82
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.686
Characteristics
HD 53705
Spectral type G0V
B−V color index 0.624 ± 0.009
HD 53706
Spectral type K0V
B−V color index 0.779 ± 0.020
HD 53680 AB
Spectral type K6V
B−V color index 1.180 ± 0.012
Astrometry
HD 53705 A
Radial velocity (Rv)88.81±0.12 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −105.047 mas/yr
Dec.: +389.833 mas/yr
Parallax (π)58.6192±0.0477 mas
Distance55.64 ± 0.05 ly
(17.06 ± 0.01 pc)
HD 53706 B
Radial velocity (Rv)88.55±0.12 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −101.722 mas/yr
Dec.: +382.507 mas/yr
Parallax (π)58.6173±0.0126 mas
Distance55.64 ± 0.01 ly
(17.060 ± 0.004 pc)
HD 53680 AB
Radial velocity (Rv)89.065 ± 0.005 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -75.64 ± 0.97 mas/yr
Dec.: 393.50 ± 1.46 mas/yr
Parallax (π)58.2±0.8 mas
Distance56.0 ± 0.8 ly
(17.2 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)7.81 ± 0.03
Orbit
PrimaryHD 53680 A
CompanionHD 53680 B
Period (P)1,685.2+0.37
−0.38
days
Semi-major axis (a)2.53±0.02 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.485±0.002
Inclination (i)163.6+1.4
−1.7
°
Longitude of the node (Ω)147.86+0.06
−0.08
°
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
226.17+0.13
−0.17
°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
1.252+0.001
−0.002
km/s
Details
HD 53705
Mass0.99+0.02
−0.01
 M
Radius1.24±0.02 R
Luminosity1.52+0.07
−0.08
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.29±0.02 cgs
Temperature5,826±8 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.230±0.006 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.6 ± 0.5 km/s
Age9.29+0.25
−0.26
 Gyr
HD 53706
Mass0.818±0.040 M
Radius0.873±0.018 R
Luminosity0.499±0.007 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.461+0.011
−0.020
 cgs
Temperature5192+9
−22
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.28±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.3 ± 0.5 km/s
Age11.7 +3.3
9.6
(weakly constrained) Gyr
HD 53680 A
Mass0.71±0.04 M
Radius0.68±0.03 R
Luminosity0.17+0.04
−0.02
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.62±0.03 cgs
Temperature4,460±100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.29±0.08 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.08 ± 0.31 km/s
Age0.7 - 9.4 (weakly constrained) Gyr
HD 53680 B
Mass181.8 MJup
Other designations
HD 53705: HD 53705, HIP 34065, HR 2667
HD 53706: HD 53706, HIP 34069, HR 2668
HD 53680: HD 53680, HIP 34052
Database references
HD 53705
SIMBADdata
HD 53706
SIMBADdata
HD 53680 AB
SIMBADdata

HD 53705/53706/53680 is a star system that lies approximately 54 light-years away in the constellation of Puppis. The system consists of four stars in two binaries, making it one of the nearest quadruple star systems.