Zeta Coronae Australis (ζ Coronae Australis) is a solitary,[10] blue-white hued star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis. With an apparent visual magnitude of +4.75,[2] it is sufficiently bright to be viewed with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 16.89 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located around 193 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.15 due to interstellar dust.[4]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
| Right ascension | 19h 03m 06.87698s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 05′ 42.3858″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.75[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9.5 Vann[3] |
| U−B color index | −0.07[2] |
| B−V color index | −0.02[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +56.41[1] mas/yr Dec.: −46.43[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 16.89 ± 0.28 mas[1] |
| Distance | 193 ± 3 ly (59.2 ± 1.0 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.76[4] |
| Details[5] | |
| Mass | 2.92 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.11[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 51[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.21±0.14 cgs |
| Temperature | 12,039±409 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.21[8] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 308 km/s |
| Age | 76 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is a B-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of B9.5 Vann.[3] The suffix notation 'nn' indicates there are broad spectrum absorption lines in the spectrum associated with its rotation period. At the estimated age of just 76 million years, it is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 308 km/s.[5] The star has 2.92 times the mass of the Sun and 2.11[6] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 51[7] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 12,039 K.[5]
There is an infrared excess at a wavelength of 60 μm. This suggests there is a circumstellar disk of dust with a temperature of 120 K orbiting 34 AU from the host star.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c Rhee, Joseph H.; et al. (May 2007), "Characterization of Dusty Debris Disks: The IRAS and Hipparcos Catalogs", The Astrophysical Journal, 660 (2): 1556–1571, arXiv:astro-ph/0609555, Bibcode:2007ApJ...660.1556R, doi:10.1086/509912, S2CID 11879505.
- ^ a b Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (January 2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 537: A120, arXiv:1201.2052, Bibcode:2012A&A...537A.120Z, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, S2CID 55586789.
- ^ Saffe, C.; Gómez, M.; Pintado, O.; González, E. (October 2008), "Spectroscopic metallicities of Vega-like stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 490 (1): 297–305, arXiv:0805.3936, Bibcode:2008A&A...490..297S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810260, S2CID 15059920.
- ^ "zet CrA". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ 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, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.