Astronomy:Upsilon Serpentis
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 47m 17.31882s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 06′ 55.2617″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.70[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A3 V[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.09[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.10[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −34.2±2.9[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −55.49[1] mas/yr Dec.: +32.42[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 13.04 ± 0.84[1] mas |
| Distance | 250 ± 20 ly (77 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.30[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.9±0.23[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.2[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 23[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0±0.14[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 8,917±303[6] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 133[9] km/s |
| Age | 403+70 −75[6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Upsilon Serpentis, Latinized from υ Serpentis, is a star in the Serpens Caput section of the constellation Serpens. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.04 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 250 light years from the Sun. The star is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +5.70.[2] It is a member of the Hyades group, a stream of stars that share a similar trajectory to the Hyades cluster.[11]
This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A3 V.[3] It has an estimated 2.9[6] times the mass of the Sun and around 2.2[7] times the Sun's radius. With an age of 403[6] million years, it has a high rate of spin with a projected rotational velocity of 133 km/s.[9] It is radiating 23[8] times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,917 K.[6]
Upsilon Serpentis is a suspected astrometric binary,[12] which means an undetected companion is perturbing the motion of the visible star. An X-ray emission has been detected from this system with a luminosity of 247.8×1020 W. This may be coming from the companion, since A-type stars are not expected to emit X-rays.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data (SIMBAD), Bibcode: 1986EgUBV........0M.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cowley, A. et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal 74: 375–406, doi:10.1086/110819, Bibcode: 1969AJ.....74..375C.
- ↑ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics 546: 14, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61, Bibcode: 2012A&A...546A..61D.
- ↑ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Gullikson, Kevin et al. (August 2016), "The Close Companion Mass-ratio Distribution of Intermediate-mass Stars", The Astronomical Journal 152 (2): 13, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/40, 40, Bibcode: 2016AJ....152...40G.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E. et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics 367: 521–524, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, Bibcode: 2001A&A...367..521P.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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, Bibcode: 2012MNRAS.427..343M.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Royer, F. et al. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics 463 (2): 671–682, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224, Bibcode: 2007A&A...463..671R.
- ↑ "phi Ser". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=phi+Ser.
- ↑ Eggen, O. J. (October 1982), "The Hyades main sequence", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 50: 221–239, doi:10.1086/190826, Bibcode: 1982ApJS...50..221E.
- ↑ 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, Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E.
- ↑ Schröder, C.; Schmitt, J. H. M. M. (November 2007), "X-ray emission from A-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 475 (2): 677–684, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077429, Bibcode: 2007A&A...475..677S.
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