Astronomy:Lambda Pegasi

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Short description: Fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Pegasus
λ Pegasi
Location of λ Pegasi (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension  22h 46m 31.87786s[1]
Declination +23° 33′ 56.3561″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.93[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8II-III[3]
U−B color index +0.93[2]
B−V color index +1.07[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-4.15[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 55.75[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -10.15[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.93 ± 0.24[1] mas
Distance365 ± 10 ly
(112 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-1.45[5]
Details[6]
Mass3.944±0.152 M☉
Radius28.254±1.633 R☉
Luminosity397±30 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.12±0.08 cgs
Temperature4,848±109 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.07±0.06 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)8.0[7] km/s
Other designations
λ Peg, 47 Peg, HR 8667, BD+22°4709, HD 215665, FK5 859, HIP 112440, SAO 90775, GC 31776, IRAS 22441+2318, 2MASS J22463188+2333564
Database references
SIMBADdata

Coordinates: Sky map 22h 46m 31.9s, +23° 33′ 56.0″ Lambda Pegasi (λ Peg, λ Pegasi) is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Pegasus.

λ Pegasi is a yellow giant with stellar classification G8II-III. With a mass of 1.5 M☉ and radius that is 28.5 R☉, the star boasts a bolometric luminosity that is roughly 390 L☉.[3] Its apparent magnitude was calibrated in 1983 at 3.96, yielding an absolute magnitude of -1.45.[5] Parallax calculations place the star at a distance of roughly 112 parsecs from Earth, or 365 ± 10 light years away,[1] about three times the distance of its line-of-sight double μ Pegasi.

In the constellation, Lambda and Mu lie to the southwest of Beta Pegasi, the nearest bright star.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ducati, J. R (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues 2237. Bibcode: 2002yCat.2237....0D. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, G. (November 1998). "Stellar atmospheric parameters for the giant stars MU Pegasi and lambda Pegasi". Astronomy & Astrophysics 339: 531–536. Bibcode: 1998A&A...339..531S. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1998A%26A...339..531S&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  4. ↑ Soubiran, C; Bienaymé, O; Mishenina, T. V; Kovtyukh, V. V (2008). "Vertical distribution of Galactic disk stars. IV. AMR and AVR from clump giants". Astronomy and Astrophysics 480 (1): 91–101. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078788. Bibcode: 2008A&A...480...91S. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "λ Pegasi". Wolfram Alpha. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=lambda+pegasi. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  6. ↑ Soubiran, C.; Creevey, O. L.; Lagarde, N.; Brouillet, N.; Jofré, P.; Casamiquela, L.; Heiter, U.; Aguilera-Gómez, C. et al. (2024-02-01). "Gaia FGK benchmark stars: Fundamental Teff and log g of the third version". Astronomy and Astrophysics 682: A145. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202347136. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2024A&A...682A.145S.  Lambda Pegasi's database entry at VizieR.
  7. ↑ Hekker, S.; Meléndez, J. (December 2007). "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. III. Spectroscopic stellar parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 475 (3): 1003–1009. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078233. Bibcode: 2007A&A...475.1003H.