Astronomy:Iota2 Librae

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Short description: A-type main-sequence star


Iota2 Librae
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Libra[1]
Right ascension  15h 13m 19.1935s[2]
Declination −19° 38′ 51.274″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.066[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[2]
Spectral type A2V[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.61±0.56[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −50.808[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −33.581[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.2409 ± 0.2282[2] mas
Distance290 ± 6 ly
(89 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.86[1]
Details
Mass1.84[5] M
Radius2.314[6] R
Luminosity20.33[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.95[5] cgs
Temperature8,526±290[5] K
Age363[5] Myr
Other designations
Iota2 Librae, 25 Librae, BD−19 4055, HD 134967, HIP 74493, HR 5656, PPM 229920, TYC 6178-684-1, 2MASS J15131920-1938512[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Iota2 Librae is a faint, sixth-magnitude star situated in the zodiacal constellation Libra. It has a stellar spectrum of A2V. This indicate that it is in the main sequence. Parallax measurements imply a distance of 89 parsecs (290 ly) from Earth. At this distance, interstellar extinction caused by interveining gas and dust makes Iota2 Librae 0.44 magnitudes fainter as seen from Earth. The star is currently drifting closer at 7.61 km/s.[2]

This A-type star has 84% more mass and 2.3 times the radius of the Sun. It is about 360 million years old, is 20 times more energetic and 48% hotter than the Sun, its surface has an effective temperature of 8,526 K.[6][5] It is also known by its Flamsteed designation 25 Librae, Iota2 Librae is the Bayer designation, with the corresponding Greek letter being shared with another star, Iota1 Librae. Other designations, like HD 134967 or HR 5656, are catalogue entries.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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. Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P. et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 355. Bibcode2000A&A...355L..27H. 
  4. Houk, N.; Smith-Moore, M. (1988). "Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars. Volume 4, Declinations -26°.0 to -12°.0.". Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars. Volume 4 4. Bibcode1988mcts.book.....H. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015-05-01). "The Ages of Early-type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 804 (2): 146. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode2015ApJ...804..146D.  Iota2 Librae's database entry at VizieR.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (2017-10-01). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho-Gaia stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 471: 770–791. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1433. ISSN 0035-8711.  Iota2 Librae's database entry at VizieR.
  7. "Iota2 Librae". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Iota2+Librae. 

Coordinates: Sky map 15h 13m 19s, −19° 38′ 51″