Astronomy:Mu Lupi

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Short description: Multiple star system in the constellation of Lupus
Mu Lupi
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension  15h 18m 32.02296s[1]
Declination −47° 52′ 30.9957″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.29[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8 Ve[3]
U−B color index −0.41[2]
B−V color index −0.03[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+14.90±1.78[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −29.59[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −35.07[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.72 ± 0.71[1] mas
Distance340 ± 20 ly
(103 ± 8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.57[5]
Details[3]
Mass4.42±0.20 M
Luminosity603 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.80±0.10 cgs
Temperature13,470±500 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)280±20 km/s
Age112 Myr
Other designations
μ Lup, CD−47° 9860, FK5 , HD 135734, HIP 74911, HR 5683, SAO 225638, WDS J15185-4753AB[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Mu Lupi (μ Lup) is a system of three or four[7] stars in the southern constellation of Lupus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.29[2] and lies roughly 340 light-years from the Sun.

Two of the components of this system, A and B, form a pair with an angular separation of 1.1 arcseconds. As of 2014, no orbit has been published. Component C lies at an angular separation of 22.6 arcseconds from the AB pair, and may be a common proper motion companion. It is an A-type main-sequence star with a classification of A2 V. A fourth component at an angular separation of 6.15 arcseconds from component A, may be a brown dwarf.[7]

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. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data (SIMBAD), Bibcode1986EgUBV........0M. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Levenhagen, R. S.; Leister, N. V. (2006), "Spectroscopic analysis of southern B and Be stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 371 (1): 252–262, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10655.x, Bibcode2006MNRAS.371..252L. 
  4. de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics 546: 14, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61, Bibcode2012A&A...546A..61D. 
  5. Hubrig, S. et al. (June 2001), "Search for low-mass PMS companions around X-ray selected late B stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 372: 152–164, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010452, Bibcode2001A&A...372..152H. 
  6. "* mu. Lup -- Be Star". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=%2A+mu.+Lup+--+Be+Star. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Veramendi, M. E.; González, J. F. (July 2014), "Spectroscopic study of early-type multiple stellar systems. II. New binary subsystems", Astronomy & Astrophysics 567: 10, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423736, A35, Bibcode2014A&A...567A..35V.