 Image of Ross 458 with thelegacy surveys. The companion is the red object marked with an crosshair in the lower right. | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 46.557s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 22′ 32.677″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.79[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
| Spectral type | M0.5 + M7.0[3] |
| U−Bcolor index | 1.12[2] |
| B−Vcolor index | 1.44[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −12.33±0.32[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −628.7±0.184mas/yr[1] Dec.: −33.5±0.133mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 86.9010±0.1170 mas[1] |
| Distance | 37.53 ± 0.05 ly (11.51 ± 0.02 pc) |
| Orbit[4] | |
| Period (P) | 13.63±0.03yr |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 4.93±0.01 AU |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.245±0.001 |
| Inclination (i) | 130.3±0.3° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 56.25±0.17° |
| Periastronepoch (T) | 2007.67±0.02 |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 157.5±0.6° |
| Details | |
| Primary (A) | |
| Mass | 0.553±0.007[4] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.473±0.021 R☉[5] 0.368±0.031[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.044+0.016 −0.012[6] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,484±50[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.09±0.10[6] dex |
| Rotation | 2.89 d[7] |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 9.6±0.9[8] km/s |
| Age | 400–800[3] Myr |
| Secondary (B) | |
| Mass | 88.918+1.836 −2.844[9] MJup |
| C | |
| Mass | 11.7+3.6 −3[10] MJup |
| Radius | 1.1±0.05[10] RJup |
| Luminosity | 2.51×10−6[10] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.38+0.16 −0.17[10] cgs |
| Temperature | 682+16 −17[10] K |
| Other designations | |
| DT Vir,BD+13° 2618,GJ 494,HIP 63510,LHS 2665,LTT 13752,Ross 458,Wolf 462[11] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| ARICNS | data |
Ross 458, also referred to asDT Virginis, is abinary star system in theconstellation ofVirgo. It has anapparent visual magnitude of 9.79[2] and is located at a distance of 37.6 light-years from theSun. Both of the stars are low-massred dwarfs with at least one of them being aflare star. This binary system has acircumbinary sub-stellar companion.
This star was mentioned as a suspected variable byM. Petit in 1957.[14] In 1960,O. J. Eggen classified it as a member of theHyades moving group based on the system's space motion;[15] it is now considered a likely member of the Carina Near Moving Group.[5] Two flares were reported from this star in 1969 byN. I. Shakhovskaya, confirming it as aflare star.[12] It was identified as anastrometric binary in 1994 byW. D. Heintz, who found a period of 14.5 years.[4] The pair were resolved usingadaptive optics in 1999.[4] Early mass estimates placed the companion near the substellar limit, and it was initially proposed as abrown dwarf[16] but is now consideredlate-typered dwarf.[3]
The primary member, component A, is anM-type main-sequence star with astellar classification of M0.5.[3] It is young,magnetically very active star with a high rate of rotation[16] and strongHαemission.[3] The star experiencesstar spots that cover 10–15% of the surface[2] It is smaller and less massive than the Sun. The star is radiating just 4.4%[6] of the luminosity of the Sun from itsphotosphere at aneffective temperature of 3,484 K.[5]
A distant sub-stellar companion to the binary star system was discovered in 2010 as part of a deep infrared sky survey. This is most likely a T8 spectral typebrown dwarf with an estimated rotation period of6.75±1.58 h. The object varies slightly in brightness, which may be due to patchy clouds.[3] The companion lacks a detectable oxygen in the atmosphere, implying its formation from sequestrated source or peculiar atmospheric chemistry.[17]
| Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (years) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 11.7 MJ | 1,110 | — | — | — | 1.1 RJ |
