HD 98219, also named Hunahpú, is a subgiant star in the constellation Crater. It has a confirmed exoplanet. At around 4 billion years old, it is a star around 1.3 times as massive as the Sun that has cooled and expanded to 4.5 times the Sun's diameter, brightening to be around 11 times as luminous.[4] The International Astronomical Union (IAU) gave the opportunity to Honduras to name the star Hunahpú as part of NameExoWorlds. Hunahpú was one of the twin gods who became the Sun in K'iche' (Quiché) Mayan mythology.[6]

HD 98219 / Hunahpú
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Crater
Right ascension 11h 17m 47.55306s[1]
Declination –23° 58 31.4969[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +8.05[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III/IV[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.52±0.12[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −130.715 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −16.761 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)8.8365±0.0234 mas[1]
Distance369.1 ± 1.0 ly
(113.2 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+2.6[4]
Details
Mass1.41[2] M
Radius4.6[2] R
Luminosity8.284[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.36[2] cgs
Temperature4,925[2] K
Age4[4] Gyr
Other designations
Hunahpú, CD−23 9857, HD 98219, HIP 55174, SAO 179747
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

Planetary system

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A gas giant planet with a minimum mass almost double that of Jupiter was discovered as part of a radial velocity survey of subgiant stars at Keck Observatory.[4] The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named it Ixbalanqué, the twin brother of Hunahpú.[6]

The HD 98219 planetary system[2]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination
(°)
Radius
b / Ixbalanqué ≥1.964±0.099 MJ 1.26±0.12 433.8±2.0 0.079±0.040

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