Astronomy:70 Pegasi

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Short description: Binary star system in the constellation Pegasus
70 Pegasi
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension  23h 29m 09.29698s[1]
Declination +12° 45′ 37.9918″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.56[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 IIIa[3]
B−V color index 0.940[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−16.88±0.43[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +61.40[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +24.82[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)18.65 ± 0.78[1] mas
Distance175 ± 7 ly
(54 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.90[5]
Orbit[6]
Period (P)941.03±0.12 d
Eccentricity (e)0.713±0.006
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
57.0±1.2°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
3.16±0.04 km/s
Details[4]
70 Peg A
Mass2.49±0.06 M
Radius8.44±0.37 R
Luminosity47.9+4.6
−4.2
 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.92±0.05 cgs
Temperature5,032±15 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.05±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.6[7] km/s
Age590±40 Myr
Other designations
70 Peg, BD+11° 5009, FK5 885, HD 221115, HIP 115919, HR 8923, SAO 108638[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

70 Pegasi is a binary star[6] system in the northern constellation Pegasus. It is a faint star, visible to the naked eye under good seeing conditions, with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.56.[2] The measured annual parallax shift measured from Earth's orbit is 18.65 mas,[1] yielding a distance estimate of around 175 light years. The visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.07±0.02 due to interstellar dust. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −17 km/s.[4]

This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 2.58 years (941 days) and a high eccentricity of 0.713.[6] The visible component has a stellar classification of G8 IIIa,[3] indicating it is an evolved G-type giant star. It is a probable red clump star, which would mean it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.[9] The star has 2.5 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to more than 8 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating about 48 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,032 K.[4]

The secondary is most likely a low mass main sequence star with no more than 0.4 times the mass of the Sun.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 van Leeuwen, F. (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 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 4.3 Maldonado, J. et al. (June 2013), "The metallicity signature of evolved stars with planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics 554: 18, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321082, A84, Bibcode2013A&A...554A..84M 
  5. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Griffin, R. F. (August 2009), "Spectroscopic binary orbits from photoelectric radial velocities. Paper 207: 58 Piscium, 31 Vulpeculae, and 70 Pegasi", The Observatory 129: 198−218, Bibcode2009Obs...129..198G. 
  7. 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. 
  8. "70 Peg". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=70+Peg. 
  9. Puzeras, E. et al. (October 2010), "High-resolution spectroscopic study of red clump stars in the Galaxy: iron-group elements", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 408 (2): 1225−1232, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17195.x, Bibcode2010MNRAS.408.1225P