Astronomy:Rho3 Arietis

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Short description: Binary star system in the constellation Aries


Rho3 Arietis
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension  02h 56m 26.1549s[1]
Declination +18° 01′ 23.2277″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.63[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F6 V[3]
U−B color index −0.02[2]
B−V color index +0.44[2]
V−R color index 0.3[2]
R−I color index 0.2[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+10.5[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +281.75[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −218.90[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)28.29 ± 0.43[1] mas
Distance115 ± 2 ly
(35.3 ± 0.5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.89[4]
Details
Surface gravity (log g)4.19[5] cgs
Temperature6,380[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.23[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)15[6] km/s
Age2.4[4] Gyr
Other designations
ρ3 Ari, Rho3 Arietis, Rho3 Ari, 46 Arietis, 46 Ari, BD+17 458, FK5 2204, GC 3532, HD 18256, HIP 13702, HR 869, LTT 10961, NLTT 9363, PPM 118684, SAO 93195.[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Rho3 Arietis (Rho3 Ari, ρ3 Arietis, ρ3 Ari) is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.63.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 28.29 mas,[1] this star is located at a distance of approximately 115 light-years (35 parsecs) from Earth.

This is an astrometric binary system.[7] The visible component is an F-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of F6 V.[3] It is around 2.4 billion years old[4] and has a high abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium when compared to the Sun.[5]

Name

This star, along with δ Ari, ε Ari, ζ Ari, and π Ari, were Al Bīrūnī's Al Buṭain (ألبطين), the dual of Al Baṭn, the Belly.[8] According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Buṭain were the title for five stars : δ Ari as Botein, π Ari as Al Buṭain I, ρ3 Ari as Al Buṭain II, ε Ari as Al Buṭain III dan ζ Ari as Al Buṭain IV[9]

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, Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "rho Ari". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=rho+Ari. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Abt, Helmut A. (January 2009), "MK Classifications of Spectroscopic Binaries", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 180 (1): 117–118, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/180/1/117, Bibcode2009ApJS..180..117A. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Holmberg, J.; Nordström, B.; Andersen, J. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics 501 (3): 941–947, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, Bibcode2009A&A...501..941H 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Balachandran, Suchitra (May 1, 1990), "Lithium depletion and rotation in main-sequence stars", Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 354: 310–332, doi:10.1086/168691, Bibcode1990ApJ...354..310B. 
  6. Bernacca, P. L.; Perinotto, M. (1970), "A catalogue of stellar rotational velocities", Contributi Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova in Asiago 239 (1): 1, Bibcode1970CoAsi.239....1B. 
  7. 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. 
  8. Allen, R. H. (1963), Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.), New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc, p. 83, ISBN 0-486-21079-0, https://archive.org/details/starnamestheirlo00alle/page/83, retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  9. Jack W. Rhoads - Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; November 15, 1971

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