Astronomy:Zeta Arietis

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Short description: Star in the constellation Aries
ζ Arietis
Aries constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of ζ Arietis (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension  03h 14m 54.09143s[1]
Declination +21° 02′ 39.9952″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.89[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1 V[3]
U−B color index –0.01[2]
B−V color index –0.02[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+7.0[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –19.930[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –72.900[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.7708 ± 0.3734[1] mas
Distance255 ± 7 ly
(78 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.35[5]
Details
Mass2.66±0.07[6] M
Luminosity73[5] L
Temperature9,500[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)133[8] km/s
Other designations
ζ Ari, 58 Arietis, BD+20 527, FK5 1089, HD 20150, HIP 15110, HR 972, SAO 75810[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Zeta Arietis, Latinized from ζ Arietis, is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.89.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.77 mas,[1] the distance to this star is 255 ± 7 light-years (78 ± 2 parsecs). This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V.[3] It has a high rate of rotation with a projected rotational velocity of 133 km/s.[8] The star is shining at an effective temperature of 9,500 K,[7] giving it the characteristic white-hued glow of an A-type star.[10]

Name

This star, along with δ Ari, ε Ari, π Ari, and ρ3 Ari, were Al Bīrūnī's Al Buṭain (ألبطين), the dual of Al Baṭn, the Belly.[11] 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.[12]

In Chinese, 天陰 (Tiān Yīn), meaning Yin Force, refers to an asterism consisting of ζ Arietis, 63 Arietis, δ Arietis, τ Arietis and 65 Arietis.[13] Consequently, the Chinese name for ζ Arietis itself is 天陰二 (Lóu Su èr, English: the Second Star of Yin Force.)[14]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Johnson, H. L. et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99): 99, Bibcode1966CoLPL...4...99J. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 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. 
  4. Wielen, R. et al. (1999), "Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part I. Basic fundamental stars with direct solutions", Veroeffentlichungen des Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts Heidelberg (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg) 35 (35): 1, Bibcode1999VeARI..35....1W. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  6. Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics 537: A120, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, Bibcode2012A&A...537A.120Z. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Theodossiou, E.; Danezis, E. (September 1991), "The stellar temperature scale for stars of spectral types from O8 to F6 and the standard deviation of the MK spectral classification", Astrophysics and Space Science 183 (1): 91–115, doi:10.1007/BF00643019, Bibcode1991Ap&SS.183...91T. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (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 
  9. "zet Ari". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=zet+Ari. 
  10. "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 
  11. 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. 
  12. Rhoads, Jack W. (November 15, 1971), Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19720005197_1972005197.pdf. 
  13. (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN:978-986-7332-25-7.
  14. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日