Astronomy:9 Aurigae

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Short description: Multiple star system in the constellation Auriga
9 Aurigae
Auriga constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of 9 Aurigae (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension  05h 06m 40.62967s[1]
Declination +51° 35′ 51.8025″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.93 - 5.03[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2V[3]
U−B color index -0.03[4]
B−V color index +0.34[4]
Variable type γ Dor[5]
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.47±0.57[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −28.557[6] mas/yr
Dec.: −171.822[6] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.0551 ± 0.1371[6] mas
Distance88.0 ± 0.3 ly
(26.99 ± 0.10 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −54.582[7] mas/yr
Dec.: −156.009[7] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.0796 ± 0.0631[7] mas
Distance88.0 ± 0.1 ly
(26.97 ± 0.05 pc)
C
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.88±0.17[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −32.386[8] mas/yr
Dec.: −173.026[8] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.2115 ± 0.0184[8] mas
Distance87.65 ± 0.04 ly
(26.87 ± 0.01 pc)
Orbit[9]
Period (P)391.7 d
Eccentricity (e)0.37
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
5.8 km/s
Details
A
Mass1.97[10] M
Radius1.56[5] R
Luminosity6.042[11] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.07[5] cgs
Temperature7,023[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.12[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)21.0[5] km/s
B
Mass0.49[10] M
Temperature4,947[12] K
C
Mass0.751[13] M
Radius0.756[13] R
Luminosity0.162[14] L
Temperature4,633[14] K
Other designations
Database references
SIMBAD9 Aur A
9 Aur B
9 Aur C

9 Aurigae (9 Aur) is a star system in Auriga (constellation). It has an apparent magnitude of about 5, making it visible to the naked eye in many suburban skies.[15] Parallax estimates made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at about 86 light-years (26 parsecs) from the solar system,[1] although individual Gaia Data Release 3 parallaxes place all three components at 88 light years.

A visual band light curve for 9 Aurigae, adapted from Krisciunas et al. (1993)[16]

It is a well-studied Gamma Doradus variable,[5] and was one of the first stars to be so-classified.[17] This star type varies in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations.[17] Its apparent magnitude varies from 4.93 to 5.03 over a period of 1.25804 days.[2] For that reason it has been given the variable star designation V398 Aurigae.[2]

9 Aurigae is a multiple star system. The naked-eye component A is a single-lined spectroscopic binary. Only the signature of an F-type main sequence star can be seen in the spectrum, but the periodic doppler shift of the absorption lines demonstrates that there is a hidden companion in a 391.7-day orbit. The gravitational interaction of the two bodies produces variations in their respective motions, which is what creates the doppler shift.[9]

Four other companions to 9 Aurigae are listed in multiple star catalogs.[18][19] The closest companion is a 12th-magnitude red dwarf 5 away.[5] 90″ away is component C, a 9th-magnitude star with a spectral class of K5Ve,[20] which may also be a spectroscopic binary.[10] Further-separated still is a 14th-magnitude star, component D, proposed to be a more distant red giant,[21] although Gaia astrometry places it at a similar distance and with a similar proper motion.[22] The most widely-separated companion is component E, a distant unrelated star.[21][23]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 Samus, N. N. et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode2009yCat....102025S. 
  3. Gray, R. O.; Corbally, C. J.; Garrison, R. F.; McFadden, M. T.; Bubar, E. J.; McGahee, C. E.; O'Donoghue, A. A.; Knox, E. R. (2006). "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 pc--The Southern Sample". The Astronomical Journal 132 (1): 161–170. doi:10.1086/504637. Bibcode2006AJ....132..161G. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. Bibcode1986EgUBV........0M. http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1986EgUBV........0M&db_key=AST&nosetcookie=1. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Rachford, Brian L.; Foight, Dillon R. (2009). "Chromospheric Variability in Early F-Type Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 698 (1): 786–802. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/1/786. Bibcode2009ApJ...698..786R. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 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.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 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.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Abt, Helmut A. (1965). "The Frequency of Binaries among Normal A-Type Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 11: 429. doi:10.1086/190120. Bibcode1965ApJS...11..429A. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "HR 1637". http://www.ctio.noao.edu/~atokovin/stars/stars.php?cat=HR&number=1637. 
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Newton, Elisabeth R.; Irwin, Jonathan; Charbonneau, David; Berlind, Perry; Calkins, Michael L.; Mink, Jessica (2017). "The Hα Emission of Nearby M Dwarfs and its Relation to Stellar Rotation". The Astrophysical Journal 834 (1): 85. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/834/1/85. Bibcode2017ApJ...834...85N. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 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.
  15. Bortle, John E. (February 2001). "The Bortle Dark-Sky Scale". Sky & Telescope. Sky Publishing Corporation. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/light-pollution-and-astronomy-the-bortle-dark-sky-scale/. 
  16. Krisciunas, K.; Aspin, C.; Geballe, T. R.; Akazawa, H.; Claver, C. F.; Guinan, E. F.; Landis, H. J.; Luedeke, K. D. et al. (August 1993). "The 9 Aurigae system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 263 (3): 781–788. doi:10.1093/mnras/263.3.781. Bibcode1993MNRAS.263..781K. 
  17. 17.0 17.1 Krisciunas, K.; Griffin, R. F.; Guinan, E. F.; Luedeke, K. D.; McCook, G. P. (1995). "9 Aurigae: Strong evidence for non-radial pulsations". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 273 (3): 662. doi:10.1093/mnras/273.3.662. Bibcode1995MNRAS.273..662K. 
  18. Dommanget, J.; Nys, O. (1994). "Catalogue des composantes d'etoiles doubles et multiples (CCDM) premiere edition - Catalogue of the components of double and multiple stars (CCDM) first edition". Com. De l'Observ. Royal de Belgique 115: 1. Bibcode1994CoORB.115....1D. 
  19. Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal 122 (6): 3466–3471. doi:10.1086/323920. Bibcode2001AJ....122.3466M. 
  20. Alonso-Floriano, F. J.; Morales, J. C.; Caballero, J. A.; Montes, D.; Klutsch, A.; Mundt, R.; Cortés-Contreras, M.; Ribas, I. et al. (2015). "CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs". Astronomy & Astrophysics 577: A128. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201525803. Bibcode2015A&A...577A.128A. 
  21. 21.0 21.1 Krisciunas, K.; Aspin, C.; Geballe, T. R.; Akazawa, H.; Claver, C. F.; Guinan, E. F.; Landis, H. J.; Luedeke, K. D. et al. (1993). "The 9 Aurigae system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 263 (3): 781–788. doi:10.1093/mnras/263.3.781. Bibcode1993MNRAS.263..781K. 
  22. 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.
  23. 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.