Pi Eridani, Latinized from π Eridani, is a star in the constellation Eridanus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.40,[2] which is bright enough to be seen on a dark, clear night. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located roughly 480 light years from the Sun.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 46m 08.53581s[1] |
| Declination | −12° 06′ 05.7282″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.40[2] (4.38 - 4.44[3]) |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | asymptotic giant branch[4] |
| Spectral type | M1 III[5] |
| U−B color index | +1.96[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.61[2] |
| Variable type | Lb?[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 45.2±0.1[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +55.98[1] mas/yr Dec.: +59.28[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.78 ± 0.53 mas[1] |
| Distance | 480 ± 40 ly (150 ± 10 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.40[7] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 77[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1,123[9] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,841[9] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M1 III,[5] and is currently on the asymptotic giant branch.[4] It is a slow irregular variable type LB that can increase in magnitude up to 4.38.[3][11] The measured angular diameter of this star is 4.8±0.5 mas.[12] At the estimated distance of Pi Eridani, this yields a physical size of about 77 times the radius of the Sun.[8] It shines with 1,123[9] times the luminosity of the Sun from an outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 3,841 K.[9]
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- ^ a b c d Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data, SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.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 c Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2007), Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2), retrieved 2016-09-30. VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs.
{{citation}}: External link in|postscript= - ^ a b Eggen, O. J. (1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", The Astronomical Journal, 104: 275, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239.
- ^ a b Houk, N.; Smith-Moore, M. (1988), Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars, vol. 4, Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
- ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065, S2CID 119231169.
- ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b Lang, Kenneth R. (2006), Astrophysical formulae, Astronomy and astrophysics library, vol. 1 (3 ed.), Birkhäuser, ISBN 3-540-29692-1. The radius (R*) is given by:
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "* pi. Eri". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Mennessier, M. O.; et al. (August 2001), "Long period variable stars: galactic populations and infrared luminosity calibrations", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 374 (3): 968–979, arXiv:astro-ph/0105552, Bibcode:2001A&A...374..968M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010764, S2CID 15721872.
- ^ Richichi, A.; Percheron, I. (May 2005), "First results from the ESO VLTI calibrators program", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 434 (3): 1201–1209, arXiv:astro-ph/0501532, Bibcode:2005A&A...434.1201R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042257, S2CID 2847613.
