Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-03-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
to be published in A&A letters
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20079342
We show that the exoplanet-host star iota Horologii, alias HD17051, which belongs to the so-called Hyades stream, was formed within the primordial Hyades stellar cluster and has evaporated towards its present location, 40 pc away. This result has been obtained unambiguously by studying the acoustic oscillations of this star, using the HARPS spectrometer in La Silla Observatory (ESO, Chili). Besides the fact that $\iota$ Hor belongs to the Hyades stream, we give evidence that it has the same metallicity, helium abundance, and age as the other stars of the Hyades cluster. They were formed together, at the same time, in the same primordial cloud. This result has strong implications for theories of stellar formation. It also indicates that the observed overmetallicity of this exoplanet-host star, about twice that of the Sun, is original and not caused by planet accretion during the formation of the planetary system.
Bazot Michael
Bon Hoa Hui A.
Bouchy Florent
Charpinet Stephane
Laymand Marion
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