Astronomy:15 Lacertae

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Short description: Star in the constellation Lacerta
15 Lacertae
Location of 15 Lacertae (circled in red)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Lacerta
Right ascension  22h 52m 02.03323s[1]
Declination +43° 18′ 44.7028″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.95[2] + 11.9[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M0 III[4]
B−V color index 1.559±0.010[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−19.21±0.20[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +109.890±0.214[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +23.581±0.215[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.6841 ± 0.1425[1] mas
Distance337 ± 5 ly
(103 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.04[2]
Details
Mass1.3[5] M
Radius35[6] R
Luminosity269[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.79[5] cgs
Temperature4,047[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.22[5] dex
Age12.7[7] Gyr
Other designations
15 Lac, BD+42°4521, GC 31896, HD 216397, HIP 112917, HR 8699, SAO 52436, WDS J22520+4319[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

15 Lacertae is a binary star[9] system in the northern constellation of Lacerta, near the southeast constellation border with Andromeda. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.95.[2] The distance to this system is approximately 337 light years based on parallax.[1] It is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −19 km/s.[2] The absolute magnitude of 15 Lacertae is −0.04.[2]

The primary component is an aging red giant with a stellar classification of M0 III.[4] With the supply of hydrogen at its core exhausted, the star has cooled and expanded to 35 times the Sun's radius.[6] It is radiating 269 times the luminosity of the Sun[6] from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,047 K[5] giving it a reddish hue.

The secondary companion was discovered by American astronomer S. W. Burnham in 1888. It has a visual magnitude of 11.9 and is located at an angular separation of 23.6 from the primary along a position angle of 159°, as of 2014.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 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. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Abt, H. A. (September 1985), "Visual multiples. VIII - 1000 MK types", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 59: 95–112, doi:10.1086/191064, Bibcode1985ApJS...59...95A 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Khalatyan, A.; Anders, F.; Chiappini, C.; Queiroz, A. B. A.; Nepal, S.; Dal Ponte, M.; Jordi, C.; Guiglion, G. et al. (2024). "Transferring spectroscopic stellar labels to 217 million Gaia DR3 XP stars with SHBoost". Astronomy and Astrophysics 691: A98. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202451427. Bibcode2024A&A...691A..98K. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Fetherolf, Tara; Pepper, Joshua; Simpson, Emilie; Kane, Stephen R.; Močnik, Teo; English, John Edward; Antoci, Victoria; Huber, Daniel et al. (2023). "Variability Catalog of Stars Observed during the TESS Prime Mission". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 268 (1): 4. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acdee5. Bibcode2023ApJS..268....4F. 
  7. Kordopatis, G. et al. (2023). "Stellar ages, masses, extinctions, and orbital parameters based on spectroscopic parameters of Gaia DR3". Astronomy and Astrophysics 669: A104. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244283. Bibcode2023A&A...669A.104K. 
  8. "15 Lac". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=15+Lac. 
  9. 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.