Astronomy:ET Andromedae

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Short description: Star in the constellation Andromeda
ET Andromedae
ETAndLightCurve.png
The visual band light curve of ET Andromedae, adapted from Blanco et al. (1980)[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension  23h 17m 56.011185s[2]
Declination +45° 29′ 20.1197″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.48[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 Vp SiSr[4] or B9p SI[5]
B−V color index −0.037±0.006[3]
Variable type α2 CVn
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.30±4.10[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +24.740[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −11.038[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.4200 ± 0.0572[2] mas
Distance602 ± 6 ly
(185 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.58[6]
Orbit[7]
Period (P)48.304±0.007 d
Eccentricity (e)0.50±0.05
Periastron epoch (T)2443720.11±0.64 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
49.8±6.0°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
25.7±2.0 km/s
Details
Mass3.25[8] M
Radius2.7[9] R
Luminosity91.06[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.81[10] cgs
Temperature11,444[10] K
Rotation1.62 d[11]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)65[12] km/s
Age284[6] Myr
Other designations
BD+44° 4373, HD 219749, HIP 115036, HR 8861, SAO 52876, PPM 64037, TYC 3636-2562-1, GSC 03636-02562, 2MASS J23175600+4529201[13]
Database references
SIMBADdata

ET Andromedae is a binary star system star in the northern constellation of Andromeda.[14] It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.48,[3] placing it at the nominal limit for visibility with the naked eye. The distance to this system can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 5.42 mas,[2] which yields a value of 602 light years.

Variations in the radial velocity of this star suggest it is a single-lined spectroscopic binary system. This yields orbital elements with a period of 48.3 days and an eccentricity of 0.50. The a sin i value for the primary is 14.8 Gm (0.099 astronomical unit|AU), where a is the semimajor axis and i is the (unknown) orbital inclination.[7]

The visible component is a well-studied magnetic chemically peculiar star[15] with a stellar classification of A0 Vp SiSr.[4] The SiSr notation indicates unusual abundances of silicon and strontium in the spectrum. It has a magnetic field with an average surface value of 3.2 kT.[16] The abundance of silicon varies depending on the viewing angle.[15] The star is an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable with a period of 1.618875 days.[17]

References

  1. Blanco, C.; Catalano, F. A.; Strazzulla, G. (January 1980). "The light variations of the Ap Star HR 8861". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 39: 127–128. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1980A%26AS...39..127B. Retrieved 8 October 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995). "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 99: 135. doi:10.1086/192182. Bibcode1995ApJS...99..135A. 
  5. Cowley, A. et al. (April 1969). "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications". Astronomical Journal 74: 375–406. doi:10.1086/110819. Bibcode1969AJ.....74..375C. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2012). "Spatial distribution and kinematics of OB stars". Astronomy Letters 38 (11): 694–706. doi:10.1134/S1063773712110035. Bibcode2012AstL...38..694G. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Ouhrabka, M.; Grygar, J. (May 1979). "Spectroscopic evidence for the binary nature of the Ap star". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 1600: 1. Bibcode1979IBVS.1600....1O. 
  8. Ducati, J. R. et al. (2011). "The mass ratio and initial mass functions in spectroscopic binaries". Astronomy and Astrophysics 525: A26. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913895. Bibcode2011A&A...525A..26D. http://www.lume.ufrgs.br/bitstream/10183/99264/1/000821103.pdf. 
  9. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E. et al. (2001). "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)". Astronomy & Astrophysics 367 (2): 521–24. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451. Bibcode2001A&A...367..521P. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Adelman, Saul J. (2002). "On the Periods of the Magnetic CP Stars". Baltic Astronomy 11: 475–485. Bibcode2002BaltA..11..475A. 
  11. Kreidl, T. J. (October 1993), "A Null Detection of Rapid Oscillations in the Ap Star ET And", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 3945: 1, Bibcode1993IBVS.3945....1K 
  12. Strom, Stephen E. et al. (2005). "B Star Rotational Velocities in h and χ Persei: A Probe of Initial Conditions during the Star Formation Epoch?". The Astronomical Journal 129 (2): 809–828. doi:10.1086/426748. Bibcode2005AJ....129..809S. 
  13. "HD 13530". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+13530. 
  14. Watson, Christopher (4 February 2010). "ET Andromedae". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=163. 
  15. 15.0 15.1 Adelman, Saul J. (May 2000). "UVBY photometry of the magnetic CP stars HD 36668, 36 Lyncis, HD 86592, and HR 8861". Astronomy and Astrophysics 357: 548–552. Bibcode2000A&A...357..548A. 
  16. Glagolevskij, Yu. V. (September 2007). "Magnetic-field dependence of chemical anomalies in CP stars". Astrophysical Bulletin 62 (3): 244–256. doi:10.1134/S1990341307030054. Bibcode2007AstBu..62..244G. 
  17. Samus', N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (2017), "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1", Astronomy Reports 61 (1): 80–88, doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085, Bibcode2017ARep...61...80S.