Astronomy:HD 34255
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox (celestial coordinates) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis[1] |
| Right ascension | 05h 20m 22.61066s[2] |
| Declination | +62° 39′ 13.3608″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.60±0.01[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K4 I[4] |
| U−B color index | +2.00[5] |
| B−V color index | +1.75[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −7.7±0.15[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.105[2] mas/yr Dec.: −2.373[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.9726 ± 0.0788[2] mas |
| Distance | 1,650 ± 70 ly (510 ± 20 pc) |
| Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | −4.40±0.24[7] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 6.9±0.9[8] M☉ |
| Radius | 145[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 6,101[9] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.14[10] cgs |
| Temperature | 3,927±170[7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.01±0.05[10] dex |
| Age | 46±6[8] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 34255, also known HR 1720, is a star located in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.60,[3] allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye. The object is located relatively far at a distance of about 1.65 kly[2] but is approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of −7.7 km/s.[6]
This is a solitary,[12] evolved red supergiant with a stellar classification of K4 I.[4] It has 6.9 times the mass of the Sun and is said to be 46 million years old.[8] Despite the young age, it has already ceased hydrogen fusion at its core and now has an enlarged radius of 145 R☉.[7] HD 34255 radiates a bolometric luminosity over 6,000 times that of the Sun[9] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,927 K,[7] giving it an orange glow. The star's metallicity – what astronomers dub as elements heavier than helium – is around solar level.[10]
References
- ↑ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 99 (617): 695. doi:10.1086/132034. Bibcode: 1987PASP...99..695R Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P. et al. (March 2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 355: L27–L30. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2000A&A...355L..27H.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Adams, Walter S.; Joy, Alfred H.; Humason, Milton L.; Brayton, Ada Margaret (April 1935). "The Spectroscopic Absolute Magnitudes and Parallaxes of 4179 Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 81: 187. doi:10.1086/143628. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 1935ApJ....81..187A.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Argue, A. N. (1 September 1966). "UBV Photometry of 550 F, G and K Type Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 133 (4): 475–493. doi:10.1093/mnras/133.4.475. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 1966MNRAS.133..475A.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (January 2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 430: 165. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272. Bibcode: 2005A&A...430..165F.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Messineo, M.; Brown, A. G. A. (18 June 2019). "A Catalog of Known Galactic K-M Stars of Class I Candidate Red Supergiants in Gaia DR2". The Astronomical Journal 158 (1): 20. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab1cbd. Bibcode: 2019AJ....158...20M.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (October 12, 2010). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (Oxford University Press (OUP)) 410 (1): 190–200. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2011MNRAS.410..190T.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (21 November 2012). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars: Parameters and IR excesses from Hipparcos". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–357. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2012MNRAS.427..343M.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Wu, Yue; Singh, H. P.; Prugniel, P.; Gupta, R.; Koleva, M. (2 December 2010). "Coudé-feed stellar spectral library – atmospheric parameters". Astronomy & Astrophysics 525: A71. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015014. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2011A&A...525A..71W.
- ↑ "HD 34255". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+34255.
- ↑ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (11 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. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E.
