Astronomy:5 Canum Venaticorum

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Short description: Probable binary star system in the constellation Canes Venatici
5 Canum Venaticorum
Location of 5 Canum Venaticorum (circled in red)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Canes Venatici
Right ascension  12h 24m 01.49828s[1]
Declination +51° 33′ 44.1257″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.767[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch[1]
Spectral type G7 III Ba0.3[3]
B−V color index 0.868[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−13.9[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +12.955[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +11.323[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.6643 ± 0.0776[1] mas
Distance376 ± 3 ly
(115 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.68[4]
Details
Mass2.96[2] M☉
Radius12[5] R☉
Luminosity174[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.60[4] cgs
Temperature5,098±75[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)6.6[6] km/s
Age530[2] Myr
Other designations
5 CVn, BD+52°1626, FK5 2994, GC 16906, HD 107950, HIP 60485, HR 4716, SAO 28366[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

5 Canum Venaticorum is a probable binary star[8] system in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici, located about 376 light years from the Sun.[1] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.77.[2] The system is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −14 km/s.[2]

The visible component is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G7 III Ba0.3.[3] The 'Ba0.3' suffix notation indicates this is a mild barium star, which means that the stellar atmosphere has been enhanced by s-process elements most likely provided by what is now an orbiting white dwarf companion.[8] The primary is 530[2] million years old with 2.96[2] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to about 12[5] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 174[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,098 K.[2]

In Chinese astronomy, 5 Canum Venaticorum is called 相, Pinyin: Xiāng, meaning Prime Minister, because this star is marking itself and stand alone in Prime Minister asterism, Purple Forbidden enclosure mansion (see : Chinese constellation).[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 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. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", Astronomical Journal 150 (3): 88, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, Bibcode: 2015AJ....150...88L. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 71: 245, doi:10.1086/191373, Bibcode: 1989ApJS...71..245K. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Takeda, Yoichi et al. (August 2008), "Stellar parameters and elemental abundances of late-G giants", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 60 (4): 781–802, doi:10.1093/pasj/60.4.781, Bibcode: 2008PASJ...60..781T. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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. 
  6. ↑ De Medeiros, J. R. et al. (November 2000), "Rotation and lithium in single giant stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 363: 239–243, Bibcode: 2000A&A...363..239D. 
  7. ↑ "5 CVn". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=5+CVn. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 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. Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  9. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Venatici the Hunting Dogs