Theta Geminorum (θ Gem, θ Geminorum) is a single[11] star in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It is visual to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.59.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 17.25 mas,[1] it is about 189 light years distant from the Sun.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Right ascension | 06h 52m 47.33887s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 57′ 40.5175″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.59[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A2 IV[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.13[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.10[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +21[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1.66[1] mas/yr Dec.: −47.31[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.25 ± 0.19 mas[1] |
| Distance | 189 ± 2 ly (58.0 ± 0.6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.18[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.80[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 5.1[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 93[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.40±0.14[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 8,502±289[6] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 133[9] km/s |
| Age | 252[6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an evolving A-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of A2 IV.[3] It has 1.80[6] times the mass of the Sun and radiates 93[8] times the solar luminosity. The measured angular diameter is 0.82±0.03 mas.[12] At an estimated distance of this star, this yields a physical size of about 5.1 times the radius of the Sun.[7] It is around 252 million years old and has a projected rotational velocity of 133[9] km/s. This rotation rate is giving the star an oblate shape, with an equatorial bulge that is 11% larger than the polar radius.[13]
The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog lists five visual companions within 100″; the closest and brightest such companion is the magnitude 8.6 θ Geminorum E at an angular separation of 2.4″ along a position angle of 295°, as of 2010.[14]
References
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- ^ a b c d Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data, SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
- ^ a b Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995), "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 99: 135, Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A, doi:10.1086/192182.
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- ^ Huang, W.; et al. (2012), "A catalogue of Paschen-line profiles in standard stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 547: A62, arXiv:1210.7893, Bibcode:2012A&A...547A..62H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219804, S2CID 119286159.
- ^ a b c d e David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015), "The Ages of Early-Type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets", The Astrophysical Journal, 804 (2): 146, arXiv:1501.03154, Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..146D, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146, S2CID 33401607.
- ^ a b Lang, Kenneth R. (2006), Astrophysical formulae, Astronomy and astrophysics library, vol. 1 (3rd ed.), Birkhäuser, ISBN 3-540-29692-1. The radius (R*) is given by:
- ^ a b McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, S2CID 118665352.
- ^ a b Royer, F.; et al. (October 2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars in the northern hemisphere. II. Measurement of v sin i", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 393: 897–911, arXiv:astro-ph/0205255, Bibcode:2002A&A...393..897R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020943, S2CID 14070763.
- ^ "tet Gem". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Richichi, A.; et al. (February 2005), "CHARM2: An updated Catalog of High Angular Resolution Measurements", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431 (2): 773–777, Bibcode:2005A&A...431..773R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042039.
- ^ van Belle, Gerard T., Gerard T. (March 2012), "Interferometric observations of rapidly rotating stars", The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 20 (1): 51, arXiv:1204.2572, Bibcode:2012A&ARv..20...51V, doi:10.1007/s00159-012-0051-2, S2CID 119273474.
- ^ Mason, B. D.; et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466–3471, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M, doi:10.1086/323920.
