Astronomy:HD 194244

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Short description: Star in the constellation Aquila
HD 194244
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension  20h 24m 37.49846s[1]
Declination +01° 04′ 06.2592″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.14[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9V[3]
U−B color index −0.14[2]
B−V color index −0.04[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−9.6±0.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +8.37[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +5.26[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.04 ± 0.39[1] mas
Distance810 ± 80 ly
(250 ± 20 pc)
Details
Luminosity173[5] L
Temperature8,822[5] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)222[6] km/s
Other designations
BD+00° 4495, HD 194244, HIP 100664, HR 7803, SAO 125769.
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 194244 is a variable Be star[7] in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. With an apparent magnitude of 6.14, according to the Bortle scale it is faintly visible to the naked eye from rural skies on a dark night.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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 Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cousins, A. W. J. (1964), "Photometric Data for Stars in the Equatorial Zone (Seventh List)", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa 23: 175, Bibcode1964MNSSA..23..175C 
  3. 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 
  4. Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759–771. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. Bibcode2006AstL...32..759G. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (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 
  6. Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics 463 (2): 671–682, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224, Bibcode2007A&A...463..671R 
  7. Neiner, C.; Hubert, A.-M.; Catala, C. (February 2005), "The Identification of New Be Stars in GAUDI", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 156 (2): 237–243, doi:10.1086/426670, Bibcode2005ApJS..156..237N 

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