Astronomy:Zeta Capricorni

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Short description: Star in the constellation Capricornus
Zeta Capricorni
Location of ζ Capricorni (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension  21h 26m 40.02634s[1]
Declination −22° 24′ 40.8042″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.77[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G4Ib: Ba2[3] + DA2.2[4]
U−B color index +0.57[5]
B−V color index +0.99[5]
Variable type Suspected eclipsing binary[6][7]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+2.1±0.1[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.23[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 18.10[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.46 ± 0.21[1] mas
Distance386 ± 10 ly
(118 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.59[2]
Orbit[8]
Period (P)2,367±9 d
Semi-major axis (a)6.0±0.4 astronomical unit|AU
Eccentricity (e)0.26±0.05
Inclination (i)133±5°
Longitude of the node (Ω)9±165°
Periastron epoch (T)2,455,474±109 HJD
Argument of periapsis (ω)
(primary)		255±15°
Details[9]
A
Mass4.5+0.3
−0.2 M☉
Radius~29[10] R☉
Luminosity561+180
−143 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.7±0.3 cgs
Temperature5,269±53 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.09 dex
B
Mass0.67±0.10[8] M☉
Temperature23,000[4] K
Other designations
ζ Cap, 34 Cap, NSV 25596, CD−22°15388, GC 30020, HD 204075, HIP 105881, HR 8204, SAO 190341, CCDM J21267-2225AB, WDS J21267-2225AB, WD 2123-226[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Zeta Capricorni is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Capricornus. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from ζ Capricorni, and abbreviated Zeta Cap or ζ Cap. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.77.[2] The system is located at a distance of approximately 386 light-years from the Sun based on parallax.[1] It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +2 km/s. The absolute magnitude of this system is −1.59.[2]

Properties

The binary nature of this system was announced in 1980 by Erika Böhm-Vitense based on an ultraviolet excess attributed to a white dwarf companion.[12] It is a single-lined spectroscopic binary system[13] with an orbital period of 6.5 years and an eccentricity (ovalness) is 0.25.[8] It was flagged as a suspected eclipsing binary in 1988 due to observed variations in the light curve.[6][7]

The primary, designated component A, has a stellar classification of G4Ib: Ba2.[3] This notation indicates this is a yellow-hued supergiant star, although the ':' means there is some uncertainty about the class. The temperature and surface gravity of this object suggest it may be a horizontal-branch star.[14] It is considered a prototypical example of a Barium star,[4] as indicated by the 'Ba2' class suffix. The properties of these objects include overabundances of carbon molecules (such as C2) and s-process elements.[13] Zeta Capricorni has an overabundance of the s-process element praseodymium.[15][16]

Its companion, component B, is a carbon-oxygen white dwarf[17] with a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a class of DA2.2.[4] It is about two-thirds as massive as the Sun, and its temperature is 23,000 K. In the course of its evolution, the progenitor star passed through the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch, during which the enlarged atmosphere transferred material to the primary.[4] The abundance of niobium in the primary's atmosphere, a product of the decay of zirconium-93, is at a level that suggests the transfer to the primary took place more than three million years ago.[18]

A magnitude 12.5 visual companion[10] was discovered by T. J. J. See in 1897. As of 1997, it was located at an angular separation of 17.30″ along a position angle of 12°.[19]

Chinese name

In Chinese, 十二國 (Shíer Guó), meaning Twelve States, refers to an asterism which represents twelve ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, consisting of ζ Capricorni, φ Capricorni, ι Capricorni, 38 Capricorni, 35 Capricorni, 36 Capricorni, χ Capricorni, θ Capricorni, 30 Capricorni, 33 Capricorni, 19 Capricorni, 26 Capricorni, 27 Capricorni, 20 Capricorni, η Capricorni and 21 Capricorni.[20] Consequently, the Chinese name for ζ Capricorni itself represents the state of Yan (燕),[21] together with ν Ophiuchi in Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure (asterism).[22]

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. Bibcode: 2007A&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. Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989). "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 71: 245. doi:10.1086/191373. Bibcode: 1989ApJS...71..245K. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Holberg, J. B. et al. (2013). "Where are all the Sirius-like binary systems?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 435 (3): 2077. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1433. Bibcode: 2013MNRAS.435.2077H. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD. Bibcode: 1986EgUBV........0M. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Srivastava, R. K. (July 1988). "Eclipsing Binary Signatures in zeta Capricorni". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 3217: 1. Bibcode: 1988IBVS.3217....1S. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Samus', N. N et al. (2017). "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1". Astronomy Reports 61 (1): 80. doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085. Bibcode: 2017ARep...61...80S. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Escorza, A.; De Rosa, R. J. (March 2023). "Barium and related stars, and their white-dwarf companions: III. The masses of the white dwarfs". Astronomy & Astrophysics 671: A97. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244782. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2023A&A...671A..97E. 
  9. ↑ Jorissen, A. et al. (June 2019). "Barium and related stars, and their white-dwarf companions. I. Giant stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 626: 28. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201834630. A127. Bibcode: 2019A&A...626A.127J. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "ZETA CAP (Zeta Capricorni)". Stars. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zetacap.html. 
  11. ↑ "zet Cap". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=zet+Cap. 
  12. ↑ Boehm-Vitense, E. (July 1980). "The white dwarf companion of the barium star ZET Cap". Astrophysical Journal 239: L79–L83. doi:10.1086/183296. Bibcode: 1980ApJ...239L..79B. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, V. V. et al. (December 1980). "A spectrum analysis of the bright barium star ZET Cap". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 92: 809–818. doi:10.1086/130755. Bibcode: 1980PASP...92..809S. 
  14. ↑ de Castro, D. B. et al. (July 2016). "Chemical abundances and kinematics of barium stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 459 (4): 4299–4324. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw815. Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.459.4299D. 
  15. ↑ Warner, B. (1965). "The barium stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 129 (3): 263. doi:10.1093/mnras/129.3.263. Bibcode: 1965MNRAS.129..263W. 
  16. ↑ Allen, M. S.; Cowley, C. R. (1974). "Resolution of the praseodymium abundance anomaly in the Ba II stars". The Astrophysical Journal 190: 601. doi:10.1086/152917. Bibcode: 1974ApJ...190..601A. 
  17. ↑ Merle, T. et al. (February 2016). "To Ba or not to Ba: Enrichment in s-process elements in binary systems with WD companions of various masses". Astronomy & Astrophysics 586: 16. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526944. A151. Bibcode: 2016A&A...586A.151M. 
  18. ↑ Smith, V. V.; Lambert, D. L. (March 1984). "Niobium and rubidium in the barium star zeta Capricorni.". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 96: 226–230. doi:10.1086/131325. Bibcode: 1984PASP...96..226S. 
  19. ↑ Mason, B. D. et al. (2014). "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal 122 (6): 3466–3471. doi:10.1086/323920. Bibcode: 2001AJ....122.3466M. 
  20. ↑ Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. 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.
  21. ↑ Allen, R. H. (1899). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. p. 142. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Capricornus*.html. 
  22. ↑ Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日



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