▁light ▁with ▁an ▁apparent ▁visual ▁magnitude ▁of ▁+ 5 . 4 5 . ▁The ▁distance ▁to ▁this ▁system ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 2 9 2   light ▁years ▁based ▁on ▁par alla x , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁dr ifting ▁closer ▁with ▁a ▁radial ▁velocity ▁of ▁− 3 4   km / s . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁single - lined ▁spect ro scop ic ▁binary ▁system ▁with ▁an ▁orb ital ▁period ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁of ▁ 0 . 7 3 . ▁The ▁visible ▁component ▁is ▁an ▁ag ing ▁giant ▁star ▁with ▁a ▁stell ar ▁classification ▁of ▁K 2 III , ▁meaning ▁it ▁has ▁ceased ▁f using ▁hydro gen ▁in ▁its ▁core ▁and ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁red ▁giant . ▁The ▁stell ar ▁radius ▁is ▁very ▁large : ▁ 1 1 . 2 ▁times ▁that ▁of ▁our ▁Sun . ▁The ▁star ▁is ▁around ▁ 2 . 7   b ill ion ▁years ▁old ▁with ▁ 1 . 4 ▁times ▁the ▁mass ▁of ▁the ▁Sun . ▁It ▁is ▁radi ating ▁ 5 8 ▁times ▁the ▁lum inos ity ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁from ▁its ▁en larg ed ▁photos phere ▁at ▁an ▁effective ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 4 , 6 7 0   K . ▁ ▁The ▁secondary ▁component ▁has ▁a ▁minimum ▁mass ▁ 5 3 % ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Sun , ▁which ▁indicates ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁star ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁brown ▁d war f ▁or ▁a ▁planet . ▁ ▁Planet ary ▁system ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0