| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0  | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion | 
| Right ascension | 06h 15m 47.013s[1] | 
| Declination | +04° 17′ 01.10″[1] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.63[2] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence[3] | 
| Spectral type | B3.5 V[3] or B3 IV[4] | 
| U−B color index | −0.646[2] | 
| B−V color index | −0.164±0.010[2] | 
| Variable type | SPB/β Cep hybrid[5] | 
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 13.0±4.4[6] km/s | 
| Proper motion (μ) |  RA: −4.231 mas/yr[1]  Dec.: −3.765 mas/yr[1]  | 
| Parallax (π) | 3.0975±0.0517 mas[1] | 
| Distance | 1,050 ± 20 ly  (323 ± 5 pc)  | 
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.13[2] | 
| Details | |
| Mass | 5.8+0.1 −0.2[3] M☉  | 
| Radius | 3.39[7] R☉ | 
| Luminosity | 737.5[2] L☉ | 
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0±0.1[3] cgs | 
| Temperature | 17,350±750[3] K | 
| Rotation | 0.897673(4) d[3] | 
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 115±9[3] km/s | 
| Age | 28.4[7] Myr | 
| Other designations | |
| CoRoT 3412, BD+04° 1181, FK5 2478, HD 43317, HIP 29739, HR 2232, SAO 113653, PPM 150182[8] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data | 
HD 43317 is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Orion, the hunter. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.63,[2] which is faint enough to be a challenge to view with the naked eye under good conditions. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately 1,050 light years from the Sun. It is drifting further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of about 13 km/s.[6] This star is a member of an open cluster designated OCSN 63.[9]
Observations
During 2009–2010, HD 43317 was observed by the CoRoT space telescope during the LRa03 (long run) sequence for asteroseismological purposes. This program lasted for a period of 150.41 days, during which the star was under almost constant observation. After being combined with HARPS data, the star was classified as a hybrid slowly pulsating B-type star and a Beta Cephei variable. Both g (gravity) and p (pressure) mode pulsations were detected. It is spinning rapidly at about half of its critical velocity.[10]
The photometry and spectrometry of HD 43317 showed rotational modulation of regions with temperature or chemical differences. These are an indirect indicator of a magnetic field. In addition, X-ray emission was detected by ROSAT, which also suggests a potential magnetic field. A magnetic field was directly detected with the Téléscope Bernard Lyot during 2012. The longitudinal field strength was found to vary with the 21.5 h rotation period, ranging from −140 G to 180 G.[11] Modelling of the star's dipolar field found a strength between 1 and 1.5 kG. This is strong enough to force uniform rotation in the outer radiative zone of the star.[5]

The CoRoT light curve of the star displays 35 different frequencies, of which 28 are not related to the rotation period. Seismic modeling of the star determined a stellar mass equal to 5.8 times the mass of the Sun. At the core, the central mass fraction of hydrogen is 54%, compared to 70% for a newly formed main sequence star and 0.1% at the end of main sequence lifetime. Spectroscopic analysis shows an effective temperature of around 17,350 in the stellar atmosphere. A refined estimate of the surface magnetic field strength found a value of 1,312±332 G.[13] The magnetic field near the core has a seismically modelled strength of 5×105 G. HD 43317 is the first main sequence star for which an interior magnetic field strength has been inferred.[3]
This star has an estimated radius of 3.39 times the girth of the Sun,[7] and is radiating 737.5[2] times the Sun's luminosity. It is about 28.4 million years old.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lecoanet, Daniel; et al. (May 2022), "Asteroseismic inference of the near-core magnetic field strength in the main-sequence B star HD 43317", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 512 (1): L16 – L20, arXiv:2202.03440, Bibcode:2022MNRAS.512L..16L, doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slac013.
 - ↑ Lesh, Janet Rountree (December 1968), "The Kinematics of the Gould Belt: an Expanding Group?", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 17: 371, Bibcode:1968ApJS...17..371L, doi:10.1086/190179.
 - 1 2 Buysschaert, B.; et al. (September 2017), "Magnetic characterization of the SPB/β Cep hybrid pulsator HD 43317", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 605, id. A104, arXiv:1707.09148, Bibcode:2017A&A...605A.104B, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731012.
 - 1 2 Gontcharov, G. A. (2006), "Pulkovo compilation of radial velocities for 35495 stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065, S2CID 119231169.
 - 1 2 3 4 Prat, V.; et al. (April 2020), "Period spacings of gravity modes in rapidly rotating magnetic stars. II. The case of an oblique dipolar fossil magnetic field", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 636, id. A100, arXiv:2003.08218, Bibcode:2020A&A...636A.100P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201937398.
 - ↑ "HD 43317", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2024-12-18.
 - ↑ Qin, Songmei; et al. (March 2023), "Hunting for Neighboring Open Clusters with Gaia DR3: 101 New Open Clusters within 500 pc", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 265 (1), id. 12, arXiv:2212.11034, Bibcode:2023ApJS..265...12Q, doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acadd6.
 - ↑ Pápics, P. I.; et al. (June 2012), "Gravito-inertial and pressure modes detected in the B3 IV CoRoT target HD 43317", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 542, id. A55, arXiv:1203.5231, Bibcode:2012A&A...542A..55P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201218809.
 - ↑ Briquet, M.; et al. (September 2013), "Discovery of a magnetic field in the CoRoT hybrid B-type pulsator HD 43317", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 557, id. L16, arXiv:1308.4636, Bibcode:2013A&A...557L..16B, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321779.
 - ↑ "IAS CoRoT Public Archive". IAS/IDOC. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
 - ↑ Buysschaert, B.; et al. (August 2018), "Forward seismic modeling of the pulsating magnetic B-type star HD 43317", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 616, id. A148, arXiv:1805.00802, Bibcode:2018A&A...616A.148B, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832642.