Astronomy:E Centauri
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 08m 14.70518s[1] |
| Declination | −48° 41′ 33.0323″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.34[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9.5/A0V[3] |
| B−V color index | −0.010±0.007[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +7.2±0.5[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −27.271[1] mas/yr Dec.: −7.342[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.8040 ± 0.2042[1] mas |
| Distance | 560 ± 20 ly (172 ± 6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.97[2] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.38±0.09[4] M☉ |
| Radius | 5.835[5] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 302+39 −35[4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.16[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 9,886±69[4] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 74[4] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
E Centauri is a single[7] star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is a white-hued star that is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.34.[2] The distance to this object is approximately 560 light years based on parallax, and it has an absolute magnitude of −0.97.[2] It is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of +7 km/s,[2] and it is a candidate member of the Lower Centaurus Crux subgroup of the Sco OB2 association.[8]
This is a late B- or early A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B9.5/A0V,[3] which indicates it is generating energy via core hydrogen fusion. It has 3.4[4] times the mass of the Sun and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 74 km/s.[4] The star is radiating 302[4] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,886 K.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Houk, Nancy (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, 2, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode: 1978mcts.book.....H.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics 537: A120, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, Bibcode: 2012A&A...537A.120Z.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (2017), "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho-Gaia stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 471 (1): 770, doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1433, Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.471..770M.
- ↑ "E Cen". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=E+Cen.
- ↑ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E.
- ↑ Hoogerwerf, Ronnie (March 2000), "OB association members in the ACT and TRC catalogues", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 313 (1): 43–65, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03192.x, Bibcode: 2000MNRAS.313...43H.
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