Astronomy:Kappa Herculis

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Short description: Star in the constellation Hercules
κ Herculis
Hercules Historical View.png
Historical view of the Hercules constellation showing Marfik (κ Her) as the hero's left "elbow".
Observation data
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Constellation Hercules
κ Her A
Right ascension  16h 08m 04.52481s[1]
Declination 17° 02′ 49.1150″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.994[2]
κ Her B
Right ascension  16h 08m 04.95406s[3]
Declination 17° 03′ 15.6853″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.25[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type G7III + K0IV[5]
Variable type suspected[6]
Astrometry
κ Her A
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.50[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −34.062[8] mas/yr
Dec.: −6.585[8] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.5601 ± 0.1338[8] mas
Distance381 ± 6 ly
(117 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-45[9]
κ Her B
Radial velocity (Rv)+32.21[10] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −19.465[11] mas/yr
Dec.: −25.142[11] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.1307 ± 0.0502[11] mas
Distance401 ± 2 ly
(123.0 ± 0.8 pc)
Details
κ Her A
Mass3.17[12] M☉
Radius16[8] R☉
Luminosity148[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.90[12] cgs
Temperature5,119[12] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.04[12] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9.9[13] km/s
Age309[9] Myr
κ Her B
Radius11[11] R☉
Luminosity55[11] L☉
Temperature4,750[11] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.131[14] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.0[13] km/s
Other designations
Marsic, κ Her, 7 Herculis, CCDM J16081+1703, NSV 7471, AAVSO 1603+17, WDS 16081+1703
A: HR 6008, HD 145001, HIP 79043, BD +77°2964
B: HR 6009, HD 145000, HIP 79045, BD +77°2965
Database references
SIMBADκ Her
κ Her A
κ Her B

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 08m 04.526s, +17° 02′ 49.13″

Kappa Herculis (κ Herculis, abbreviated Kappa Her, κ Her) is an optical double star in the constellation of Hercules. The two components, Kappa Herculis A (Marsic /ˈmɑːrsɪk/, the traditional name of the system)[15] and B, were 27.3 arc seconds apart in 2000. Based on parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission, κ Her A is about 113 parsecs (370 light-years) from the Sun and κ Her B is 600 parsecs (2,000 light-years); more recent parallax measurements suggest that B is around 5% more distant than A.

A faint third component Kappa Herculis C is just over 1 arc-minute away.[16] It is at the same distance as κ Her A and has an almost-identical space motion.[17]

The star 8 Herculis forms a naked eye pair with Kappa Herculis 14′ away.

Nomenclature

κ Herculis (Latinised to Kappa Herculis) is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the components as Kappa Herculis A, B and C derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).[18]

The system bore the traditional names of "Marsic", "Marfik" or "Marfak", all of which come from the Arabic لمرفق Al-Mirfaq meaning "the elbow",[19] a name (or some derivative of which) it shared with Lambda Ophiuchi. The Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) approved the name Marsic for the component Kappa Herculis A on February 1, 2017, and Marfik for the primary component of Lambda Ophiuchi on September 12, 2016, and they are both now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[20]

In Chinese, 天市右垣 (Tiān Shì Yòu Yuán), meaning Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, refers to an asterism which represents eleven old states in China and marks the right borderline of the enclosure, consisting of Kappa Herculis, Beta Herculis, Gamma Herculis, Gamma Serpentis, Beta Serpentis, Delta Serpentis, Alpha Serpentis, Epsilon Serpentis, Delta Ophiuchi, Epsilon Ophiuchi and Zeta Ophiuchi.[21] Consequently, the Chinese name for Kappa Herculis itself is 天市右垣三 (Tiān Shì Yòu Yuán sān, English: the Third Star of Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure), representing the state of Jin (晉) (or Tsin),[22][23] together with 36 Capricorni in Twelve States (asterism).[24]

Properties

Kappa Herculis A is a giant star with stellar classification G8III. With a mass of three M☉ and radius that is 16 R☉, the star boasts a bolometric luminosity that is 148 L☉. Its slightly companion is cooler and about a third of the luminosity.

Kappa Herculis is a suspected variable star with a reported magnitude range of 4.70 to 5.02.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 van Leeuwen, F (November 2007). "Hipparcos, the New Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?HIP%2079043. Retrieved 2010-09-26. 
  2. ↑ 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: L27. Bibcode: 2000A&A...355L..27H. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 van Leeuwen, F (November 2007). "Hipparcos, the New Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?HIP%2079045. Retrieved 2010-09-26. 
  4. ↑ Argue, A. N. (1963). "UBV photometry of 300 G and K type stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 125 (6): 557–570. doi:10.1093/mnras/125.6.557. Bibcode: 1963MNRAS.125..557A. 
  5. ↑ Abt, H. A. (1981). "Visual multiples. VII - MK classifications". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 45: 437. doi:10.1086/190719. Bibcode: 1981ApJS...45..437A. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Samus, N. N. et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode: 2009yCat....102025S. 
  7. ↑ Gontcharov, G. A. (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. Bibcode: 2006AstL...32..759G. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 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.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Takeda, Yoichi; Sato, Bun'ei; Murata, Daisuke (2008). "Stellar Parameters and Elemental Abundances of Late-G Giants". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 60 (4): 781–802. doi:10.1093/pasj/60.4.781. Bibcode: 2008PASJ...60..781T. 
  10. ↑ Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (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. Bibcode: 2005A&A...430..165F. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 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.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Liu, Y. J.; Tan, K. F.; Wang, L.; Zhao, G.; Sato, Bun'ei; Takeda, Y.; Li, H. N. (2014). "The Lithium Abundances of a Large Sample of Red Giants". The Astrophysical Journal 785 (2): 94. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/785/2/94. Bibcode: 2014ApJ...785...94L. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 De Medeiros, J. R.; Do Nascimento, J. D.; Sankarankutty, S.; Costa, J. M.; Maia, M. R. G. (2000). "Rotation and lithium in single giant stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 363: 239. Bibcode: 2000A&A...363..239D. 
  14. ↑ Franchini, M.; Morossi, C.; Di Marcantonio, P.; Malagnini, M. L.; Chavez, M.; Rodríguez-Merino, L. (2004). "Synthetic Lick Indices and Detection of α-enhanced Stars. II. F, G, and K Stars in the -1.0 < [Fe/H] < +0.50 Range". The Astrophysical Journal 613 (1): 312. doi:10.1086/422909. Bibcode: 2004ApJ...613..312F. 
  15. ↑ Davis, George A. (1944). "The pronunciations, derivations, and meanings of a selected list of star names". Popular Astronomy 52: 8–30. Bibcode: 1944PA.....52....8D. http://adsbit.harvard.edu/full/1944PA.....52....8D. 
  16. ↑ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal 122 (6): 3466. doi:10.1086/323920. Bibcode: 2001AJ....122.3466M. 
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Hessman, F. V.; Dhillon, V. S.; Winget, D. E.; Schreiber, M. R.; Horne, K.; Marsh, T. R.; Guenther, E.; Schwope, A.; Heber, U. (2010). "On the naming convention used for multiple star systems and extrasolar planets". arXiv:1012.0707 [astro-ph.SR].
  19. ↑ Kurt Vonnegut. "Constellations: Hercules 'the Strongman'". The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A29778916. 
  20. ↑ "Naming Stars". IAU.org. https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/. 
  21. ↑ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN:978-986-7332-25-7.
  22. ↑ (in Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 , Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  23. ↑ (in Chinese) English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name , Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  24. ↑ Star Names - R.H.Allen p.142

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