HD 20794 Overview
HD 20794
  0.93
R⦿
 5368.00
K
HD 20794 b
Χ
HD 20794 c
HD 20794 d
!
HD 20794 e
HD 20794 f
- Architecture
 - HD 20794
 - HD 20794
 
- Other Data
 - Bibliography 26
 - Exoplanet Archive Notes 4
 - Nearby Data 2
 
Discovery Data
| Host | Planet | Method | Year | Reference | Disposition | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 20794 | HD 20794 b | Radial Velocity | 2011 | Pepe et al. 2011 | Confirmed Planet | 
| HD 20794 | HD 20794 c | Radial Velocity | 2011 | Pepe et al. 2011 | False Positive Planet | 
| HD 20794 | HD 20794 d | Radial Velocity | 2011 | Pepe et al. 2011 | Confirmed Planet | 
| HD 20794 | HD 20794 e | Radial Velocity | 2017 | Feng et al. 2017 | Confirmed Planet | 
| HD 20794 | HD 20794 f | Radial Velocity | 2025 | Nari et al. 2025 | Confirmed Planet | 
HD 20794 c
- Planet flagged as controversial. (Laliotis et al. 2023)
 - Confirmed planet signal refuted in ref. (Nari et al. 2025)
 
- Name of planet changed from HD 20794 c to HD 20794 d as HD 20794 c already exists in literature. (Nari et al. 2025)
 
- Name of planet changed from HD 20794 d to HD 20794 f as HD 20794 d already exists in literature. (Nari et al. 2025)
 
- RA
 - 03h19m59.94s
 
- Dec
 - -43d03m59.95s
 
- Distance
 - 
6.00278+0.00854-0.00851pc
 
- Parallax
 - 166.56100±0.23478 mas
 
- Ecliptic Latitude
 - -58.11535 deg
 
- Ecliptic Longitude
 - 27.24413 deg
 
- Galactic Latitude
 - -56.06514 deg
 
- Galactic Longitude
 - 250.73443 deg
 
- Total Proper Motion
 - 3120.5047370±0.5118783 mas/yr
 
- Proper Motion (RA)
 - 3033.730000±0.504802 mas/yr
 
- Proper Motion (Dec)
 - 730.775000±0.621295 mas/yr
 
- Photometry
 - 
mV4.26±0.03
 - 
mTESS3.5843±2.1580
 - 
mJ3.032±0.262
 - 
mH2.709±0.234
 - 
mKs2.636±0.278
 - 
mIc3.465
 - 
mGaia4.0663500±0.0051023
 - 
mB4.966±0.020
 
- 
Abundances
(Hypatia Catalog) - 
[Fe/H] -0.36±0.18 dex
 - 
[C/H] -0.03±0.24 dex
 - 
[O/H] -0.02±0.42 dex
 - 
[Na/H] -0.27±0.20 dex
 - 
[Mg/H] -0.06±0.62 dex
 - 
[Al/H] -0.06±0.15 dex
 - 
[Si/H] -0.18±0.10 dex
 - 
[Ca/H] -0.20±0.42 dex
 - 
[Y/H] -0.29±0.04 dex
 - 
[BaII/H] -0.48±0.16 dex
 
| Source | Nari et al. 2025 | TICv8 | Gaia DR2 | Feng et al. 2017 | Suárez-Andrés et al. 2016 | Turnbull 2015 | Maldonado et al. 2015 | Pepe et al. 2011 | Sousa et al. 2008 | Takeda et al. 2007 | Gray et al. 2006 | Valenti & Fischer 2005 | Nordstrom et al. 2004 | Santos et al. 2004 | Reiners & Schmitt 2003a | Henry et al. 1996 | Henry et al. 1996 | Henry et al. 1996 | Henry et al. 1996 | Henry et al. 1996 | Henry et al. 1996 | Michigan Catalog, Vol. 2 | Cannon & Pickering 1918 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
Teff
 
(K)
 
 | 
5368±64 | 
 5413.2600+90.8341-117.8470 
 | 
 5751.000+656.333-521.000 
 | 
--- | 5398 | 5401 | 5387±18 | 5401±17 | 5401±17 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5444±31 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
L✶
 
(log10(L⦿))
 
 | 
 -0.1631+0.0016-0.0016 
 | 
 -0.1842352+0.0057338-0.0125152 
 | 
 -0.16313215+0.00162573-0.00163182 
 | 
--- | --- | 
 -0.161 +0.030-0.033  
 | 
--- | --- | 
 -0.183+0.002-0.002 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
Metallicity
 
(dex)
 
 | 
-0.42±0.02 [Fe/H] | -0.4026570±0.0065939 [M/H] | --- | --- | -0.44±0.11 [N/H] | -0.41 [Fe/H] | -0.38±0.02 [Fe/H] | -0.40±0.01 [Fe/H] | -0.40±0.01 [Fe/H] | --- | --- | --- | --- | -0.38±0.04 [Fe/H] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
γ
 
(km/s)
 
 | 
87.8820±0.0001 | --- | 87.900387485093177±0.432863187327429 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 87.9525±0.0001 | --- | --- | --- | 87.4 | 87.2±0.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
M✶
 
(M⦿)
 
 | 
0.79±0.01 | 
 0.9400000+0.1180350-0.1179420 
 | 
--- | 
 0.813+0.018-0.012 
 | 
--- | 0.85 | --- | 0.70 | 0.701 | 
 0.845+0.014-0.008 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | 0.72 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
R✶
 
(R⦿)
 
 | 
0.93±0.03 | 
 0.9196390+0.0376613-0.0444894 
 | 
 0.834833440+0.174613000-0.162272000 
 | 
--- | --- | 0.92 | --- | --- | --- | 0.92±0.02 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
CAII LOG RHK
 
 | 
-4.98±0.02 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | -4.98 | -4.98 | -4.98 | -4.97 | -4.97 | -4.99 | --- | --- | 
| 
 
log g
 
(log10(cm/s2))
 
 | 
4.39±0.03 | 
 4.4839600+0.0700561-0.0743515 
 | 
--- | --- | 4.41 | 4.46 | 4.49±0.05 | 4.22±0.11 | 4.40±0.03 | 
 4.46+0.02-0.01 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | 4.47±0.07 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
Sp. T
 
 | 
G6 V | --- | --- | G8 | --- | G8.0V | --- | G8 V | --- | --- | G8 V | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | G8 III | G5 | 
| 
 
S Index
 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.166 | 0.168 | 0.169 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.165 | --- | --- | 
| 
 
v sin i
 
(km/s)
 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | <3 | --- | --- | --- | 1.5±0.5 | 1 | --- | <2.0±0.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
Age
 
(Gyr)
 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 13.5 | --- | 5.76±0.66 | --- | >12.08 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 
 
ρ✶
 
(g/cm3)
 
 | 
--- | 
 1.7038879+0.3654975-0.3118367 
 | 
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
- Status
 - Confirmed Planet
 - Detected By
 - Radial Velocity
 
- Tools
 
| Source | Nari et al. 2025 | Feng et al. 2017 | Pepe et al. 2011 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(M⨁)
 
 | 
2.15±0.17 | 
 2.82+0.10-0.80 
 | 
2.7±0.3 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(MJup)
 
 | 
0.00676±0.00053 | 
 0.00887+0.00031-0.00252 
 | 
0.0085±0.0009 | 
| 
 
e
 
 | 
 0.0640+0.0650-0.0460 
 | 
 0.27+0.04-0.22 
 | 
0 | 
| 
 
P
 
(days)
 
 | 
18.3140±0.0022 | 
 18.33+0.01-0.02 
 | 
18.315±0.008 | 
| 
 
K
 
(m/s)
 
 | 
0.614±0.048 | 
 0.810+0.000-0.240 
 | 
0.83±0.09 | 
| 
 
a
 
(au)
 
 | 
 0.12570+0.00052-0.00053 
 | 
0.127±0.001 | 0.1207±0.0020 | 
| 
 
TC
 
(days)
 
 | 
2460383.26±0.54 | --- | --- | 
| 
 
Teq
 
(K)
 
 | 
--- | --- | 660 | 
| 
 
ω
 
(deg)
 
 | 
--- | 
 386.17+27.50-56.72 
 | 
0 | 
| 
 
i
 
(deg)
 
 | 
--- | --- | 90 | 
- Status
 - False Positive Planet
 - Detected By
 - Radial Velocity
 
- Tools
 
| Source | Pepe et al. 2011 | Feng et al. 2017 | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 
Teq
 
(K)
 
 | 
508 | --- | 
| 
 
ω
 
(deg)
 
 | 
0 | 
 31.510+77.920-123.190 
 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(M⨁)
 
 | 
2.4±0.4 | 
 2.52+0.52-0.83 
 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(MJup)
 
 | 
0.0076±0.0013 | 
 0.00793+0.00164-0.00261 
 | 
| 
 
e
 
 | 
0 | 
 0.17+0.10-0.16 
 | 
| 
 
i
 
(deg)
 
 | 
90 | --- | 
| 
 
P
 
(days)
 
 | 
40.114±0.053 | 
 43.17+0.12-0.10 
 | 
| 
 
K
 
(m/s)
 
 | 
0.56±0.10 | 
 0.53+0.11-0.17 
 | 
| 
 
a
 
(au)
 
 | 
0.2036±0.0034 | 
 0.225+0.002-0.003 
 | 
- Status
 - Confirmed Planet
 - Detected By
 - Radial Velocity
 
- Tools
 
| Source | Nari et al. 2025 | Feng et al. 2017 | Pepe et al. 2011 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(M⨁)
 
 | 
2.98±0.29 | 
 3.52+0.58-1.01 
 | 
4.8±0.6 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(MJup)
 
 | 
0.00938±0.00091 | 
 0.0111+0.0018-0.0032 
 | 
0.015±0.002 | 
| 
 
e
 
 | 
 0.0770+0.0840-0.0550 
 | 
 0.25+0.16-0.21 
 | 
0 | 
| 
 
P
 
(days)
 
 | 
89.68±0.10 | 
 88.90+0.37-0.41 
 | 
90.309±0.184 | 
| 
 
K
 
(m/s)
 
 | 
 0.502+0.048-0.049 
 | 
 0.60+0.10-0.18 
 | 
0.85±0.10 | 
| 
 
a
 
(au)
 
 | 
 0.3625+0.0015-0.0016 
 | 
0.364±0.004 | 0.3499±0.0059 | 
| 
 
TC
 
(days)
 
 | 
 2460356.2+5.2-4.5 
 | 
--- | --- | 
| 
 
Teq
 
(K)
 
 | 
--- | --- | 388 | 
| 
 
ω
 
(deg)
 
 | 
--- | 
 252.67+39.53-44.12 
 | 
0 | 
| 
 
i
 
(deg)
 
 | 
--- | --- | 90 | 
- Status
 - Confirmed Planet Controversial
 - Detected By
 - Radial Velocity
 
- Tools
 
| Source | Feng et al. 2017 | 
|---|---|
| 
 
ω
 
(deg)
 
 | 
 268.14+48.13-32.66 
 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(M⨁)
 
 | 
 4.77+0.96-0.86 
 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(MJup)
 
 | 
 0.0150+0.0030-0.0027 
 | 
| 
 
e
 
 | 
 0.29+0.14-0.18 
 | 
| 
 
P
 
(days)
 
 | 
 147.02+1.43-0.91 
 | 
| 
 
K
 
(m/s)
 
 | 
 0.69+0.15-0.13 
 | 
| 
 
a
 
(au)
 
 | 
0.509±0.006 | 
- Status
 - Confirmed Planet
 - Detected By
 - Radial Velocity
 
- Tools
 
| Source | Nari et al. 2025 | 
|---|---|
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(M⨁)
 
 | 
5.82±0.57 | 
| 
 
Mp sin i
 
(MJup)
 
 | 
0.0183±0.0018 | 
| 
 
e
 
 | 
 0.45+0.10-0.11 
 | 
| 
 
P
 
(days)
 
 | 
 647.6+2.5-2.7 
 | 
| 
 
K
 
(m/s)
 
 | 
 0.567+0.067-0.064 
 | 
| 
 
a
 
(au)
 
 | 
1.3541±0.0068 | 
| 
 
TC
 
(days)
 
 | 
 2459933+22-17 
 | 
Literature Time Series
(1 File Type, 1 File)
| File Type | Data Points | Filter | Reference | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Photometric Light Curve | 127 | Hp (Hipparcos) | Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogs | 
- Known Objects
 - 4 Confirmed Planets
 
- Data Files
 - 4 Associated Literature Data
 
- 
Revisiting the multi-planetary system of the nearby star HD 20794: Confirmation of a low-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby G-dwarf
Nari et al. 2025 | Reference Overview - 
Doppler Constraints on Planetary Companions to Nearby Sun-like Stars: An Archival Radial Velocity Survey of Southern Targets for Proposed NASA Direct Imaging Missions
Laliotis et al. 2023 | Reference Overview - 
The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List
TICv8 | Reference Overview - 
Gaia Data Release 2
Gaia DR2 | Reference Overview - 
Evidence for at least three planet candidates orbiting HD 20794
Feng et al. 2017 | Reference Overview - 
CNO behaviour in planet-harbouring stars. I. Nitrogen abundances in stars with planets
Suárez-Andrés et al. 2016 | Reference Overview - 
ExoCat-1: The Nearby Stellar Systems Catalog for Exoplanet Imaging Missions
Turnbull 2015 | Reference Overview - 
Searching for signatures of planet formation in stars with circumstellar debris discs
Maldonado et al. 2015 | Reference Overview - 
The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone:I -- Very low-mass planets around HD20794, HD85512 and HD192310
Pepe et al. 2011 | Reference Overview - 
Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program. Stellar [Fe/H] and the frequency of exo-Neptunes
Sousa et al. 2008 | Reference Overview - 
Structure and Evolution of Nearby Stars with Planets. II. Physical Properties of ~1000 Cool Stars from the SPOCS Catalog
Takeda et al. 2007 | Reference Overview - 
Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 parsecs: The Southern Sample
Gray et al. 2006 | Reference Overview - 
Spectroscopic Properties of Cool Stars (SPOCS). I. 1040 F, G, and K Dwarfs from Keck, Lick, and AAT Planet Search Programs
Valenti & Fischer 2005 | Reference Overview - 
The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages,metallicities and kinematix properties of ~14 000 F and G dwarfs
Nordstrom et al. 2004 | Reference Overview - 
Spectroscopic [Fe/H] for 98 extra-solar planet-host stars. Exploring the probability of planet formation
Santos et al. 2004 | Reference Overview - 
2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources
2MASS Point Source Catalog | Reference Overview - 
Rotation and differential rotation in field F- and G-type stars
Reiners & Schmitt 2003a | Reference Overview - 
Revised Coordinates and Proper Motions of the Stars in the Luyten Half-Second Catalog
Bakos et al. 2002 | Reference Overview - 
Yale Trigonometric Parallaxes, Fourth Edition (van Altena+ 1995)
van Altena et al. 2001 | Reference Overview - 
The Tycho-2 catalog of the 2.5 million brightest stars
The Tycho-2 Catalog | Reference Overview - 
The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogs
Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogs | Reference Overview - 
A Survey of Ca II H and K Chromospheric Emission in Southern Solar-Type Stars
Henry et al. 1996 | Reference Overview - 
VRI photometry of nearby stars.
Cousins 1980a | Reference Overview - 
Michigan Catalog of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, Vol 2
Michigan Catalog, Vol. 2 | Reference Overview - 
UBVRIJKL Photometry of Bright Stars
Johnson et al. 1966 | Reference Overview - 
The Henry Draper catalogue 0h, 1h, 2h, and 3h
Cannon & Pickering 1918 | Reference Overview 
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