Astronomy:Theta Virginis
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| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
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| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 09m 56.99067s[1] |
| Declination | −05° 32′ 20.4185″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.37[2] (4.49 + 6.83 + 9.4 + 10.4)[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A1Vs[4] + ? + A9m + ?[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.00[2] |
| B−V color index | −0.02[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −2.9[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −36.28[1] mas/yr Dec.: −31.22[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 10.33 ± 1.09[1] mas |
| Distance | approx. 320 ly (approx. 100 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.52[6] |
| Details | |
| θ Vir Aa | |
| Mass | 3.11±0.11[7] M☉ |
| Luminosity | 190[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.4[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 9,250[4] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 4±1[4] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Theta Virginis (θ Vir, θ Virginis) is a multiple star system in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. Based upon parallax measurements, it is about 320 light years from the Sun. The three[9] stars in this system have a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.37,[2] bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.
The primary component, Theta Virginis Aa, is a white-hued A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1Vs.[4] It is part of a spectroscopic binary[10] whose components, Aa and Ab, have visual magnitudes of +4.49 and +6.83 respectively. The system has an orbital period of about 33.04 years with an eccentricity of 0.9.[3] The brighter member of this pair shows photometric and radial velocity periodicities with a cycle time of 0.7 days, which may indicate its rotation period.[11]
The inner pair is orbited by the 9.4 magnitude B component, at an angular separation of 7.1 arcseconds. A fourth component C, 69.6 arcseconds away, has an apparent magnitude of 10.4.[3] However, component C is an optical companion: it is physically unrelated and only appears close in the sky.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data (SIMBAD), Bibcode: 1986EgUBV........0M.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Landstreet, J. D. et al. (September 2009), "Atmospheric velocity fields in tepid main sequence stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 503 (3): 973–984, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912083, Bibcode: 2009A&A...503..973L.
- ↑ Wilson, R. E. (1953), "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication (Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C.), Bibcode: 1953GCRV..C......0W.
- ↑ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (January 2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics 537: A120, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, Bibcode: 2012A&A...537A.120Z.
- ↑ "tet Vir". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=tet+Vir.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tokovinin, Andrei (2018). "The Updated Multiple Star Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 235 (1): 6. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/aaa1a5. Bibcode: 2018ApJS..235....6T.
- ↑ Adelman, Saul J. (November 1997), "On the possible variability of the main sequence A stars theta Virginis and 109 Virginis", Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 125 (3): 497–499, doi:10.1051/aas:1997105, Bibcode: 1997A&AS..125..497A.
- ↑ Scholz, G. et al. (September 1998), "Spectroscopic and photometric investigations of MAIA candidate stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 337: 447–459, Bibcode: 1998A&A...337..447S.
External links
- Kaler, James B., "Theta Virginis", Stars (University of Illinois), http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/thetavir.html, retrieved 2016-09-08.
- Plotner, Tammy; Vogt, Ken (2009), The Night Sky Companion: A Yearly Guide to Sky-Watching 2009, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 172, ISBN 978-0387795096, https://books.google.com/books?id=bTthlUmBQpAC&pg=PA17.
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