Astronomy:Westerlund 1-75
Coordinates: 
16h 47m 08.93s, −45° 49′ 58.45″
  Credit: ESO | |
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ara[1] |
| Right ascension | 16h 47m 08.92s[2] |
| Declination | −45° 49′ 58.5″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Red supergiant |
| Spectral type | M1[3] - M4Ia[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 6.933[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 4.673[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 3.28[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −50.6±2.9[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −2.029[2] mas/yr Dec.: −4.248[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.0893 ± 0.1477[2] mas |
| Distance | 4,120+660 −330[6] pc |
| Details | |
| Radius | 722±36[3] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 120,000±14,000[3] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,600[7] - 4,000[3] K |
| Other designations | |
Westerlund 1 BKS E, 2MASS J16470892-4549585, Gaia DR3 5940199877892579584 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Westerlund 1 W75 or Wd 1-75 is a red supergiant (RSG) located in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. Its radius is calculated to be around 668 solar radii[7] (4.65 × 108 km, 3.10 au). This corresponds to a volume 298 million times bigger than the Sun. If placed at the center of the Solar System, Westerlund 1-75 would engulf the inner limits of the asteroid belt.
The star is classified as a luminous cool supergiant emitting most of its energy in the infrared spectrum.[8] It occupies the upper right corner of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Using the effective temperature of 3,600 K,[7] the bolometric luminosity of 68,000 L☉[7] and the solar effective temperature of 5,772 K,[9] the radius of Westerlund 1-75 can be calculated using the Stefan-Boltzmann law at 668 R☉.[lower-alpha 1]
Like Westerlund 1-20, Westerlund 1 W26 and Westerlund 1-237, Westerlund 1-75 was observed to be a radio source, however it is weakest along the RSGs in its cluster and remains unresolved at any wavelength.[10]
Westerlund 1-75 is surrounded by extended nebula, although it appears less massive than nebulae around typical red supergiant stars.[11]
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 99 (617): 695. doi:10.1086/132034. Bibcode: 1987PASP...99..695R Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Arévalo, Aura (2019). The Red Supergiants in the Supermassive Stellar Cluster Westerlund 1 (Thesis). doi:10.11606/D.14.2019.tde-12092018-161841.
- ↑ Clark, J. S.; Ritchie, B. W.; Negueruela, I. (2010). "A serendipitous survey for variability amongst the massive stellar population of Westerlund 1". Astronomy and Astrophysics 514: A87. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913820. Bibcode: 2010A&A...514A..87C.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cutri, Roc M. et al. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues 2246: II/246. Bibcode: 2003yCat.2246....0C. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=II/246.
- ↑ Beasor, Emma R.; Davies, Ben; Smith, Nathan; Gehrz, Robert D.; Figer, Donald F. (2021). "The Age of Westerlund 1 Revisited". The Astrophysical Journal 912 (1): 16. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abec44. Bibcode: 2021ApJ...912...16B.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Fok, Thomas K. T.; Nakashima, Jun-Ichi; Yung, Bosco H. K.; Hsia, Chih-Hao; Deguchi, Shuji (2012). "Maser Observations of Westerlund 1 and Comprehensive Considerations on Maser Properties of Red Supergiants Associated with Massive Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal 760 (1): 65. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/760/1/65. Bibcode: 2012ApJ...760...65F.
- ↑ "Cl* Westerlund 1 W 75". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Cl*+Westerlund+1+W+75.
- ↑ Williams, D. R. (2013). "Sun Fact Sheet". https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/sunfact.html.
- ↑ Dougherty, S. M.; Clark, J. S.; Negueruela, I.; Johnson, T.; Chapman, J. M. (2010-02-01). "Radio emission from the massive stars in the galactic super star cluster Westerlund 1" (in en). Astronomy & Astrophysics 511: A58. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913505. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2010A&A...511A..58D.
- ↑ Andrews, H.; Fenech, D.; Prinja, R. K.; Clark, J. S.; Hindson, L. (2018). "Asymmetric ejecta of cool supergiants and hypergiants in the massive cluster Westerlund 1". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 477 (1): L55–L59. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/sly046. Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.477L..55A.
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