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2013ApJ...771L..17B - Astrophys. J., 771, L17 (2013/July-1)

Navy precision optical interferometer observations of the exoplanet host κ coronae Borealis and their implications for the star's and planet's masses and ages.

BAINES E.K., ARMSTRONG J.T. and VAN BELLE G.T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We used the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer to measure the limb-darkened angular diameter of the exoplanet host star κ CrB and obtained a value of 1.543±0.009 mas. We calculated its physical radius (5.06±0.04 R☉) and used photometric measurements from the literature with our diameter to determine κ CrB's effective temperature (4788±17 K) and luminosity (12.13±0.09 L☉). We then placed the star on an Hertzsprung-Russell diagram to ascertain the star's age (3.42–0.25+0.32 Gyr) and mass (1.47±0.04 M ☉) using a metallicity of [Fe/H] = +0.15. With this mass, we calculated the system's mass function with the orbital elements from a variety of sources, which produced a range of planetary masses: mp sin i = 1.61-1.88 MJup. We also updated the extent of the habitable zone for the system using our new temperature.

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Journal keyword(s): infrared: stars - stars: fundamental parameters - stars: individual: HD 142091 - techniques: interferometric

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