Astronomy:Lambda Equulei

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Lambda Equulei
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension  21h 02m 12.50262s[1]
Declination +07° 10′ 47.1545″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.698[2] (7.41 + 7.64)[3]
Characteristics
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−4.8±1.6[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −8.14[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −14.79[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.35 ± 1.04[1] mas
Distance260 ± 20 ly
(81 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.16±0.18[2]
Details
2 Equ A
Mass1.73[4] M
Surface gravity (log g)4.05[4] cgs
Temperature6,561±80[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.17[4] dex
Age1.6[4] Gyr
Other designations
λ Equ, 2 Equulei, BD+06° 4731, HD 200256, HIP 103813, LTT 16227, SAO 126643.[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

λ Equulei (Latinised to Lambda Equulei, abbreviated to λ Equ or Lambda Equ) is a double star system in the constellation of Equuleus. The main component is a F-type main sequence star. As of 2015, the secondary had an angular separation of 2.90 arc seconds along a position angle of 213° from the primary.[3]

References

  1. 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, Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Holmberg, J. et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics 501 (3): 941–947, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, Bibcode2009A&A...501..941H. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mason, B. D. et al. (2014), The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, doi:10.1086/323920, Bibcode2001AJ....122.3466M, http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=B/wds, retrieved 2015-07-22 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Casagrande, L. et al. (2011), "New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s). Improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey", Astronomy & Astrophysics 530 (A138): 21, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201016276, Bibcode2011A&A...530A.138C. 
  5. "2 Equ -- Double or multiple star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database (Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg), http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=2+Equ, retrieved 2017-02-17.