Astronomy:OU Puppis

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Short description: Star in the constellation Puppis
OU Puppis
Puppis constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of OU Puppis (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension  07h 13m 13.35060s[1]
Declination −45° 10′ 57.8554″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.87[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0pSi[3]
U−B color index −0.07[4]
B−V color index −0.03[4]
Variable type α2 CVn[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+4.30[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −25.166[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −87.380[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.3622 ± 0.0768[1] mas
Distance187.9 ± 0.8 ly
(57.6 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.11[2]
Details
Mass2.3[1] M
Radius2.2[1] R
Luminosity36.48[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.26[7] cgs
Temperature10,413[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.67[1] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)34[7] km/s
Age382[1] Myr
Other designations
L1 Puppis, OU Pup, CD−44°3223, GC 9591, GSC 08119–01757, HIP 34899, HR 2746, HD 56022, SAO 218546
Database references
SIMBADdata

OU Puppis (OU Pup) is a chemically peculiar class A0 (white main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is about 4.9 and it is approximately 188 light-years away based on parallax.

A light curve for OU Puppis, plotted from TESS data[8]

It is an α2 CVn variable, ranging from 4.93 to 4.86 magnitudes with a period of 0.92 of a day.[5] Its spectrum has unusually strong lines of silicon, chromium, and strontium, making it an Ap star.[9]

Unlike the majority of star pairs, the number attached to the Bayer designation 'L' is generally a subscript: L1. Its better-known companion L2 Puppis is similarly represented.[10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A.  Vizier catalog entry
  3. Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H 5050. Bibcode1995yCat.5050....0H. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mermilliod, J. C. (2006). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Homogeneous Means in the UBV System (Mermilliod 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/168. Originally Published in: Institut d'Astronomie 2168. Bibcode2006yCat.2168....0M. Vizier catalog entry
  5. 5.0 5.1 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. Bibcode2009yCat....102025S. 
  6. Wilson, R. E. (1953). "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication (Carnegie Institution for Science). ISBN 9780598216885. Bibcode1953GCRV..C......0W. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015). "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. Bibcode2015ApJ...804..146D.  Vizier catalog entry
  8. "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes". Space Telescope Science Institute. https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html. 
  9. Renson, P.; Manfroid, J. (May 2009). "Catalogue of Ap, HgMn and Am stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 498 (3): 961–966. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810788. Bibcode2009A&A...498..961R. https://zenodo.org/record/890529. 
  10. Robert Burnham (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-23673-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=PJzIt3SIlkUC.