Astronomy:Phi4 Ceti

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Short description: Star in the constellation Cetus


Phi4 Ceti
Location of φ4 Ceti (circled in red)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension  00h 58m 43.86805s[1]
Declination −11° 22′ 47.9107″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.61[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Horizontal branch[3]
Spectral type G8 III[4]
B−V color index +0.94[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−19.32±0.13[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −32.898[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −14.466[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.7501 ± 0.0666[1] mas
Distance335 ± 2 ly
(102.6 ± 0.7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.696[3]
Details
Mass1.53±0.04[5] M
Radius10.972±0.224[6] R
Luminosity63.2±1.3[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.60±0.06[6] cgs
Temperature4,914±50[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.17±0.03[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.83±0.48[7] km/s
Age2.20±0.04[5] Gyr
Other designations
φ4 Cet, 23 Cet, BD−12°173, HD 5722, HIP 4587, HR 279, SAO 147546[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Phi4 Ceti is a solitary,[9] orange-hued star in the equatorial constellation Cetus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.61.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.75 mas as seen from Earth,[1] it is located approximately 335 light-years (103 pc) from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.10 due to interstellar dust,[7] giving it an absolute magnitude of 0.70.[3] It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −19 km/s.[7]

This is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.[4] At the estimated age of 2.2 billion years,[5] is a red clump giant on the horizontal branch, which indicates it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.[3] The star has 1.53 times the mass of the Sun[5] and has expanded to 11 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 63 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,914 K.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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 Corben, P. M.; Stoy, R. H. (1968), "Photoelectric Magnitudes and Colours for Bright Southern Stars", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa 27: 11, Bibcode1968MNSSA..27...11C. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Liu, Y. J. et al. (2007), "The abundances of nearby red clump giants", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 382 (2): 553–66, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11852.x, Bibcode2007MNRAS.382..553L. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999), "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars", Michigan Spectral Survey (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan) 5, Bibcode1999MSS...C05....0H. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gallenne, A. et al. (August 2018), "Fundamental properties of red-clump stars from long-baseline H-band interferometry" (in en), Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A68, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833341, ISSN 0004-6361, Bibcode2018A&A...616A..68G 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Soubiran, C. et al. (February 2024), "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, Bibcode2024A&A...682A.145S  Phi4 Ceti's database entry at VizieR.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Jofré, E. et al. (2015), "Stellar parameters and chemical abundances of 223 evolved stars with and without planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics 574: A50, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424474, A50, Bibcode2015A&A...574A..50J. 
  8. "phi04 Cet". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=phi04+Cet. 
  9. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E.