Astronomy:62 Serpentis

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62 Serpentis
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension  18h 55m 27.44694s[1]
Declination +06° 36′ 55.0755″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.57[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G9 III[3]
U−B color index +0.87[2]
B−V color index +1.04[2]
R−I color index 0.55
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)23.31±0.09[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +7.76[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –84.98[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.33 ± 0.93[1] mas
Distance290 ± 20 ly
(88 ± 7 pc)
Orbit[4][5]
Primary62 Serpentis A
Companion62 Serpentis B
Period (P)2994±29 d
Semi-major axis (a)26.6±3.4 Mas
Eccentricity (e)0.243±0.026
Inclination (i)31.9±3.6°
Longitude of the node (Ω)12.6±7.7°
Periastron epoch (T)2444276.5±52 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
35±7°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
4.65±0.13 km/s
Details
Surface gravity (log g)2.7[6] cgs
Temperature4,721[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.26[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.0[6] km/s
Other designations
BD+06 3978, FK5 3509, HD 175515, HIP 92872, HR 7135, SAO 124050.[3]
Database references
SIMBADdata

62 Serpentis is the Flamsteed designation for this binary star. Despite its name, the star can be found in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.[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 Johnson, H. L. et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99): 99, Bibcode1966CoLPL...4...99J. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "HR 7135 -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database (Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg), http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+175515, retrieved 2012-07-26. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Griffin, R. F. (1981). "Spectroscopic binary orbits from photoelectric radial velocities. Paper 41: HR 7135". The Observatory 101: 208–211. Bibcode1981Obs...101..208G. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1981Obs...101..208G. 
  5. Jancart, S. et al. (2005). "Astrometric orbits of SB9 stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 442: 365–380. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053003. Bibcode2005A&A...442..365J. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2005/40/aa3003-05/aa3003-05.html. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Massarotti, Alessandro et al. (January 2008), "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 HIPPARCOS Giants and the Role of Binarity", The Astronomical Journal 135 (1): 209–231, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209, Bibcode2008AJ....135..209M. 
  7. Kaler, James B. (1996), The ever-changing sky: a guide to the celestial sphere, Cambridge University Press, pp. 119, ISBN 0-521-38053-7, https://books.google.com/?id=KYLSMsduNqcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+ever-changing+sky:+a+guide+to+the+celestial+sphere+By+James+B.+By+James+B.+Kaler+Kaler#v=onepage&q=%2262%20Serpentis%22&f=false.