Pi Serpentis, Latinized from π Serpentis, is a solitary[13] white-hued star in the constellation Serpens, located in its head, Serpens Caput. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 18.22 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 179 light years from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82.[2]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 16h 02m 17.69166s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 48′ 16.0302″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.82[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A3 V[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.10[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.06[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −28.2±4.2[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +4.03[1] mas/yr Dec.: +23.60[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 18.22 ± 0.26 mas[1] |
| Distance | 179 ± 3 ly (54.9 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.12[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.50[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.27[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 27[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.040[9] cgs |
| Temperature | 7,566±12[10] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.380[9] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 128[11] km/s |
| Age | 320[6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A3 V.[3] It is about 320[6] million years old with a high rate of spin, measured at a 128[11] km/s projected rotational velocity. The star has an estimated 2.50[6] times the mass of the Sun and 2.27[7] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 27[8] times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,566 K.[10]
In 1992, an infrared excess was detected from this system at a wavelength of 60μm.[14] The data suggests a dusty debris disk with a temperature of 45 K is orbiting 211 AU from the host star.[7]
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- ^ a b c d Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data, SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.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 Cowley, A.; et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal, 74: 375–406, Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..375C, doi:10.1086/110819.
- ^ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ 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 c d De Rosa, R. J.; et al. (January 2014), "The VAST Survey - III. The multiplicity of A-type stars within 75 pc", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437 (2): 1216–1240, arXiv:1311.7141, Bibcode:2014MNRAS.437.1216D, doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1932, S2CID 88503488.
- ^ 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 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 Soubiran, C.; et al. (June 2010), "The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 515: A111, arXiv:1004.1069, Bibcode:2010A&A...515A.111S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014247, S2CID 118362423.
- ^ a b Muñoz Bermejo, J.; et al. (May 2013), "A PCA approach to stellar effective temperatures", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 453: A95, arXiv:1303.7218, Bibcode:2013A&A...553A..95M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220961, S2CID 67752733.
- ^ a b Royer, F.; et al. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 463 (2): 671–682, arXiv:astro-ph/0610785, Bibcode:2007A&A...463..671R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224, S2CID 18475298.
- ^ "* pi. Ser". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Rodriguez, David R.; Zuckerman, B. (February 2012), "Binaries among Debris Disk Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 745 (2): 147, arXiv:1111.5618, Bibcode:2012ApJ...745..147R, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/745/2/147, S2CID 73681879.
- ^ Cheng, K.-P.; et al. (September 1992), "Newly identified main-sequence A stars with circumstellar dust", Astrophysical Journal, Part 2, 396 (2): L83–L86, Bibcode:1992ApJ...396L..83C, doi:10.1086/186522.