Astronomy:5 Canum Venaticorum

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Short description: Probable binary star system in the constellation Canes Venatici
5 Canum Venaticorum
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Canes Venatici
Right ascension  12h 24m 01.49461s[1]
Declination +51° 33′ 44.1151″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.767[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant
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: +12.769[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +11.904[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.6983 ± 0.1637[1] mas
Distance375 ± 7 ly
(115 ± 2 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 375 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 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. 2.00 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, Bibcode2015AJ....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, Bibcode1989ApJS...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, Bibcode2008PASJ...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, Bibcode2001A&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, Bibcode2000A&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. Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  9. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Venatici the Hunting Dogs