Astronomy:10 Arietis

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Short description: Binary star in the constellation Aries
10 Arietis
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension  02h 03m 39.34547s[1]
Declination +25° 56′ 07.7129″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.63[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F8 IV + F9 V[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+12.9[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +128.01[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +11.19[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.53 ± 0.67[1] mas
Distance159 ± 5 ly
(49 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.21[3]
Orbit[4]
Period (P)325 yr
Semi-major axis (a)1.39″
Eccentricity (e)0.59
Inclination (i)51°
Longitude of the node (Ω)20.5°
Periastron epoch (T)B1931.6
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
165°
Details
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.10[3] dex
Age1.9[3] Gyr
Other designations
10 Ari, BD+25°341, HD 12558, HIP 9621, HR 605, SAO 75114, ADS 1631, WDS 02037+2556AB[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

10 Arietis is a binary star[6] system in the northern constellation of Aries. 10 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, yellow-white hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.63.[2] Based upon parallax measurements, it is located around 159 light years away from the Sun. The system is receding from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +12.9 km/s.[3]

The pair orbit each other with a period of approximately 325 years and an eccentricity of 0.59. The semimajor axis of the orbit has an angular size of 1.39.[4] The magnitude 5.92[6] primary, designated component A, is an aging F-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of F8 IV.[2] The secondary star, component B, is a magnitude 7.95[6] F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F9 V.[2] There is a magnitude 13.5 visual companion, designated component C, at an angular separation of 95.30″ along a position angle of 150°, as of 2001.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Edwards, T. W. (April 1976), "MK classification for visual binary components", Astronomical Journal 81: 245–249, doi:10.1086/111879, Bibcode1976AJ.....81..245E. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Holmberg, J.; Nordström, B.; Andersen, J. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics 501 (3): 941–947, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, Bibcode2009A&A...501..941H. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Heintz, W. D. (August 1996), "Observations of Double Stars and New Pairs. XVII", Astrophysical Journal Supplement 105: 475, doi:10.1086/192324, Bibcode1996ApJS..105..475H 
  5. "10 Ari". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=10+Ari. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  7. Mason, B. D. et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal 122 (6): 3466, doi:10.1086/323920, Bibcode2001AJ....122.3466M, http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=B/wds, retrieved 2015-07-22 

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Coordinates: Sky map 02h 03m 39.344s, +25° 56′ 07.70″