Astronomy:Zeta Crucis

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Short description: Star in the constellation Crux
Zeta Crucis
Location of ζ Crucis (circled in red)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Crux[1]
Right ascension  12h 18m 26.24075s[2]
Declination −64° 00′ 11.1073″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.04[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[2]
Spectral type B2.5V[4]
U−B color index −0.68[3]
B−V color index −0.17[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+15.8[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −37.431[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −6.576[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.2402 ± 0.1928[2] mas
Distance353 ± 7 ly
(108 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.13[1]
Details
Mass6.4±0.1[6] M
Radius3.7[2] R
Luminosity737[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.99[2] cgs
Temperature18,155[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)115[8] km/s
Age19.8[9] Myr
Other designations
ζ Cru, CPD−63°2235, HD 106983, HIP 60009, HR 4679, SAO 251841[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Zeta Crucis, Latinized from ζ Crucis, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Crux. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.06m. ζ Crucis is located at about 350 light-years from the Sun. It is a member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.[11]

This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system.[12] The spectrum matches a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B2.5 V. There is a faint visual companion with an apparent magnitude of 12.49.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Johnson, H. L.; Mitchell, R. I.; Iriarte, B.; Wisniewskj, W. Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99): 99. Bibcode1966CoLPL...4...99J. 
  4. Hiltner, W. A.; Garrison, R. F.; Schild, R. E. (July 1969). "MK Spectral Types for Bright Southern OB Stars". Astrophysical Journal 157: 313–326. doi:10.1086/150069. Bibcode1969ApJ...157..313H. 
  5. Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". in Batten, Alan Henry. University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union. Bibcode1967IAUS...30...57E. 
  6. Tetzlaff, N. et al. (January 2011), "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 410 (1): 190–200, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x, Bibcode2011MNRAS.410..190T. 
  7. Gerbaldi, M.; Faraggiana, R.; Balin, N. (November 2001). "Binary systems with post-T Tauri secondaries". Astronomy and Astrophysics 379: 162–184. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011298. Bibcode2001A&A...379..162G. 
  8. 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. 
  9. Gratton, R.; Squicciarini, V.; Nascimbeni, V.; Janson, M.; Reffert, S.; Meyer, M.; Delorme, P.; Mamajek, E. E. et al. (2023). "Multiples among B stars in the Scorpius-Centaurus association". Astronomy and Astrophysics 678: A93. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346806. Bibcode2023A&A...678A..93G. 
  10. "zet Cru". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=zet+Cru. 
  11. Chen, Christine H. et al. (September 2012), "A Spitzer MIPS Study of 2.5–2.0 M Stars in Scorpius–Centaurus", The Astrophysical Journal 756 (2): 24, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/756/2/133, 133, Bibcode2012ApJ...756..133C. 
  12. Chini, R. et al. (2012), "A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity of high-mass stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 424 (3): 1925, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21317.x, Bibcode2012MNRAS.424.1925C. 
  13. Gahm, G. F.; Ahlin, P.; Lindroos, K. P. (January 1983). "A study of visual double stars with early type primaries. I - Spectroscopic results". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 51: 143–159. Bibcode1983A&AS...51..143G.