Astronomy:Upsilon Ophiuchi

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Short description: Multiple star in the constellation Ophiuchus
Upsilon Ophiuchi
Ophiuchus constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of υ Ophiuchi (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension  16h 27m 48.18720s[1]
Declination −8° 22′ 18.2245″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.62[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type kA2hA5VmA5[3]
U−B color index +0.06[4]
B−V color index +0.16[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−30.60[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −67.49[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −11.75[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)24.42 ± 0.91[1] mas
Distance134 ± 5 ly
(41 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.75[2]
Orbit[6]
PrimaryAa
CompanionAb
Period (P)27.218±0.0005 d
Semi-major axis (a)≥ 0.0583 astronomical unit|AU
Eccentricity (e)0.744±0.002
Periastron epoch (T)2,438,914.84±0.01 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
333.7±0.7°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
34.9±0.3 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
41.1±0.3 km/s
Orbit[7]
PrimaryA
CompanionB
Period (P)82.8±1.4 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.79±0.03
Eccentricity (e)0.45±0.03
Inclination (i)31.2±5.7°
Longitude of the node (Ω)86.8±6.9°
Periastron epoch (T)B 1994.1±1.0
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
177.9±7.4°
Details
Mass1.94[8] M
Radius1.9[8] R
Luminosity16.56[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.45[9] cgs
Temperature8,364[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.14[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)44[10] km/s
Other designations
Alkarab, υ Oph, 3 Ophiuchi, BD−08°4243, FK5 3299, GC 22134, HD 148367, HIP 80628, HR 6129, SAO 141187, CCDM J16278-0822AB, WDS J16278-0822[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Upsilon Ophiuchi is a triple star[12] system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It has a white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.62.[2] The distance to this system is approximately 134 light years based on parallax.[1] It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −30.6 km/s.[5]

The variable radial velocity of the brighter component was first observed by H. A. Abt in 1961. It is a double-lined spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of 27.2 days and an eccentricity of 0.74.[6] They have a combined magnitude of 4.71. Both components are similar stars with a combined stellar classification of kA2hA5VmA5, and one or both are Am stars.[3] The third component has an 82.8 year orbit with the inner pair at an eccentricity of 0.45.[7] The system is a source for X-ray emission.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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.  Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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. 3.0 3.1 Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995). "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 99: 135. doi:10.1086/192182. Bibcode1995ApJS...99..135A. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers 42 (2): 443. Bibcode2014JAVSO..42..443M. Vizier catalog entry
  5. 5.0 5.1 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. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Gutmann, F. (1965). "A study of the spectroscopic binary 3nu Ophiuchi (HD 148367)". Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Victoria 12: 391–399. Bibcode1965PDAO...12..391G. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars". United States Naval Observatory. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astrometry/optical-IR-prod/wds/orb6. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Allende Prieto, C.; Lambert, D. L. (1999). "Fundamental parameters of nearby stars from the comparison with evolutionary calculations: Masses, radii and effective temperatures". Astronomy and Astrophysics 352: 555–562. Bibcode1999A&A...352..555A.  Vizier catalog entry
  9. 9.0 9.1 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
  10. 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. 
  11. "ups Oph". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=ups+Oph. 
  12. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E.  Vizier catalog entry
  13. Schröder, C.; Schmitt, J. H. M. M. (November 2007), "X-ray emission from A-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 475 (2): 677–684, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077429, Bibcode2007A&A...475..677S