Astronomy:HD 118508

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Short description: Star in the constellation Boötes
HD 118508
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension  13h 36m 59.08233s[1]
Declination +24° 36′ 47.8687″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.8[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant
Spectral type M2III[3]
U−B color index +1.85[4]
B−V color index +1.58[4]
Variable type suspected[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−35.69±0.18[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −26.654[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.803[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.9122 ± 0.0860[1] mas
Distance552 ± 8 ly
(169 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.431[6]
Details
Mass1.1[7] M
Radius49[8] R
Luminosity324[9] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.04[7] cgs
Temperature3,594[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.44[7] dex
Other designations
BD+25 2652, FK5 3085, HD 118508, HIP 66417, HR 5123, SAO 82905, NSV 6342
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 118508 is a suspected variable star in the northern constellation of Boötes. Its apparent magnitude may vary with an amplitude of 0.04, discovered during a search for small-amplitude red variables.[5] It is a red giant about 552 light years away.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Famaey, B. et al. (2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics 430: 165–186, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272, Bibcode2005A&A...430..165F 
  3. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode1986EgUBV........0M 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Percy, John R.; Au, Winnie (November 1994), "APT Observations of Small-Amplitude Red Variables", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 4114 (4114): 1, Bibcode1994IBVS.4114....1P 
  6. Gontcharov, G. A. (2017), "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Tycho-2 red giant branch and carbon stars (Gontcharov, 2011)", VizieR On-line Data Catalog, Bibcode2017yCat..90370769G 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Anders, F.; Khalatyan, A.; Chiappini, C.; Queiroz, A. B.; Santiago, B. X.; Jordi, C.; Girardi, L.; Brown, A. G. A. et al. (2019), "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia DR2 stars brighter than G = 18", Astronomy and Astrophysics 628: A94, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935765, Bibcode2019A&A...628A..94A 
  8. Stassun K.G. (October 2019), "The revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List", The Astronomical Journal 158 (4): 138, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467, Bibcode2019AJ....158..138S 
  9. McDonald, I. et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, Bibcode2012MNRAS.427..343M 

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