Astronomy:HD 118508

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Short description: Star in the constellation Boötes
HD 118508
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Boötes[1]
Right ascension  13h 36m 59.08233s[2]
Declination +24° 36′ 47.8687″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.8[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[4]
Spectral type M2III[5]
U−B color index +1.85[6]
B−V color index +1.58[6]
Variable type suspected[7]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−35.69±0.18[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −26.654[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.803[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.9122 ± 0.0860[2] mas
Distance552 ± 8 ly
(169 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.431[8]
Details
Mass1.1[9] M
Radius49[10] R
Luminosity324[11] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.04[9] cgs
Temperature3,594[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.44[9] dex
Other designations
BD+25 2652, FK5 3085, HD 118508, HIP 66417, HR 5123, SAO 82905, NSV 6342
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 118508 is a suspected variable star in the northern constellation of Boötes. Its apparent magnitude may vary with an amplitude of 0.04, discovered during a search for small-amplitude red variables.[7] It is a red giant about 552 light years away.

References

  1. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Famaey, B. et al. (2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics 430: 165–186, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272, Bibcode2005A&A...430..165F 
  4. Eggen, Olin J. (1992), "Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars Near the Sun", The Astronomical Journal 104: 275, doi:10.1086/116239, Bibcode1992AJ....104..275E 
  5. 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, Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode1986EgUBV........0M 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Percy, John R.; Au, Winnie (November 1994), "APT Observations of Small-Amplitude Red Variables", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 4114 (4114): 1, Bibcode1994IBVS.4114....1P 
  8. Gontcharov, G. A. (2017), "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Tycho-2 red giant branch and carbon stars (Gontcharov, 2011)", VizieR On-line Data Catalog, Bibcode2017yCat..90370769G 
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Anders, F.; Khalatyan, A.; Chiappini, C.; Queiroz, A. B.; Santiago, B. X.; Jordi, C.; Girardi, L.; Brown, A. G. A. et al. (2019), "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia DR2 stars brighter than G = 18", Astronomy and Astrophysics 628: A94, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935765, Bibcode2019A&A...628A..94A 
  10. Stassun K.G. (October 2019), "The revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List", The Astronomical Journal 158 (4): 138, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467, Bibcode2019AJ....158..138S 
  11. McDonald, I. et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, Bibcode2012MNRAS.427..343M