Astronomy:Phi Aquilae

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Short description: Binary star system in the constellation Aquila
Phi Aquilae
Location of φ Aquilae (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aquila[1]
Right ascension  19h 56m 14.252s[2]
Declination +11° 25′ 25.40″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.28[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1 IV[4] + K1 V to M1 V[5]
U−B color index −0.02[3]
B−V color index +0.00[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−27.2±0.9[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +32.745[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +5.630[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.7474 ± 0.0869 mas
Distance221 ± 1 ly
(67.8 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.14[1]
Orbit[5]
Period (P)3.320669±0.000017 d
Eccentricity (e)0
Periastron epoch (T)2459445.0916±0.0011 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
43[7]°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
36.48±0.07 km/s
Details
A
Mass2.39[8] M
Radius1.8–2.5[9] R
Luminosity28.2+0.6−0.7[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.30[10] cgs
Temperature9,484±13[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.47[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)27[11] km/s
Age280[8] Myr
B
Mass0.40[8] M
Other designations
φ Aquilae, φ Aql, 61 Aql, BD+11°4055, FK5 3590, GC 27604, HD 188728, HIP 98103, HR 7610, SAO 105438, PPM 137250, WDS J19562+1125AB[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Phi Aquilae is a binary star[13] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from φ Aquilae, and abbreviated Phi Aql or φ Aql. The system has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.28[3] and is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light. With an annual parallax shift of 14.7 mas,[2] this star is located at a distance of approximately 221 light-years (68 parsecs) from Earth. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −27 km/s.[6] Based on its motion through space, this system is a candidate member of the nearby Argus association of co-moving stars, although it may be too old.[14]

Phi Aquilae is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 3.32067 days.[5] The pair have a projected separation of 190.4 astronomical unit|AU as of 2008.[8] The primary component is a subgiant star with a stellar classification of A1 IV.[4] The star is around 280[8] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 27 km/s.[11] It has 2.39[8] times the mass of the Sun and somewhere in the range of 1.8–2.5[9] times the Sun's radius. The outer atmosphere has an effective temperature of 9,509 K,[10] giving it the white-hued appearance of an A-type star.[15] It is radiating 34[1] times the luminosity of the Sun.

The orbiting companion may be the source of the X-ray emission from this system, as stars similar to the primary component do not generally produce detectable levels of X-rays.[16] It has 40% of the mass of the Sun.[8] Based on photometric data from the TESS mission, the pair may undergo grazing eclipses. This implies an orbital inclination of at least 79°, and constrains the mass of the secondary to 0.5 M.[5]

A third component of this system was detected during the VAST survey. This faint component lies at an angular separation of 2.83 arcseconds, for a projected separation of 190 astronomical unit|AU and an estimated orbital period of over 1,500 years.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Oja, T. (April 1983), "UBV photometry of FK4 and FK4 supplement stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 52: 131–134, Bibcode1983A&AS...52..131O. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Cowley, A. et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal 74: 375–406, doi:10.1086/110819, Bibcode1969AJ.....74..375C. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Miroshnichenko, Anatoly S. et al. (January 2023), "Refining Orbits of Bright Binary Systems", Galaxies 11 (1): id. 8, doi:10.3390/galaxies11010008, Bibcode2023Galax..11....8M. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities", Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication (Carnegie Institution of Washington), Bibcode1953GCRV..C......0W. 
  7. Lucy, L. B.; Sweeney, M. A. (August 1971), "Spectroscopic binaries with circular orbits", Astronomical Journal 76: 544–556, doi:10.1086/111159, Bibcode1971AJ.....76..544L. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 De Rosa, R. J. et al. (2014), "The VAST Survey - III. The multiplicity of A-type stars within 75 pc", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 437 (2): 1216–1240, doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1932, Bibcode2014MNRAS.437.1216D. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E. et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy and Astrophysics 367 (2): 521–524, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, Bibcode2001A&A...367..521P. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Soubiran, C.; Le Campion, J.-F.; Cayrel de Strobel, G.; Caillo, A. (June 2010), "The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics 515: A111, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014247, Bibcode2010A&A...515A.111S. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Royer, F. et al. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics 463 (2): 671–682, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224, Bibcode2007A&A...463..671R. 
  12. "phi Aql". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=phi+Aql. 
  13. 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. 
  14. Zuckerman, B. (January 2019), "The Nearby, Young, Argus Association: Membership, Age, and Dusty Debris Disks", The Astrophysical Journal 870 (1): 8, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaee66, 27, Bibcode2019ApJ...870...27Z. 
  15. "The Colour of Stars", Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), December 21, 2004, http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/photometry_colour.html, retrieved 2012-01-16 
  16. De Rosa, R. J. et al. (July 2011), "The Volume-limited A-Star (VAST) survey - I. Companions and the unexpected X-ray detection of B6-A7 stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 415 (1): 854–866, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18765.x, Bibcode2011MNRAS.415..854D.