HD 123657, or BY Boötis, is a variable star of magnitude 4.98–5.33V. This makes it a dim naked eye star. The star is located near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, but just within the boundaries of the constellation Boötes.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 07m 55.756s[1] |
| Declination | 43° 51′ 16.03″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.28[2] (4.98-5.33[3]) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M4.5III[4] |
| U−B color index | 1.66[2] |
| B−V color index | 1.58[2] |
| R−I color index | 1.66[2] |
| Variable type | LB[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -36.24[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 11.63[1] mas/yr Dec.: -30.08[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.36 ± 0.26 mas[1] |
| Distance | 510 ± 20 ly (157 ± 6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.90[6] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 70[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1,380[8] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,500[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.03[9] dex |
| Other designations | |
BY Boötis, JP11 2471, AG+44° 1162, GSC 03040-00969, 2MASS J14075576+4351160, TYC 3040-969-1, BD+44° 2325, HD 123657, N30 3210, UBV M 19995, CSV 7099, HIC 69038, PLX 3214, UBV 12478, DO 34564, HIP 69038, PMC 90-93 957, FK5 1368, HR 5299, PPM Star Catalogue 53940, GC 19084, IRAS 14059+4405, RAFGL 1680, AAVSO 1403+44, GCRV 8285, IRC +40253, SAO 44901. | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
It is a slow irregular red giant variable star with a range of less than half a magnitude. It is over a thousand times as luminous as the sun, only 3,500 K but with a large expanded atmosphere.
References edit
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- ^ a b c d Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- ^ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- ^ a b Alvarez, R.; Jorissen, A.; Plez, B.; Gillet, D.; Fokin, A.; Dedecker, M. (2001). "Envelope tomography of long-period variable stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 379: 305–322. arXiv:astro-ph/0109259. Bibcode:2001A&A...379..305A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011261. S2CID 15502307.
- ^ Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 430: 165. arXiv:astro-ph/0409579. Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272. S2CID 17804304.
- ^ Park, Sunkyung; Kang, Wonseok; Lee, Jeong-Eun; Lee, Sang-Gak (2013). "Wilson-Bappu Effect: Extended to Surface Gravity". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 73. arXiv:1307.0592. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...73P. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/73. S2CID 119187733.
- ^ Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (2001). "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367 (2): 521. arXiv:astro-ph/0012289. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451. S2CID 425754.
- ^ a b Blum, R. D.; Ramírez, Solange V.; Sellgren, K.; Olsen, K. (2003). "Really Cool Stars and the Star Formation History at the Galactic Center". The Astrophysical Journal. 597 (1): 323–346. arXiv:astro-ph/0307291. Bibcode:2003ApJ...597..323B. doi:10.1086/378380. S2CID 5664467.
- ^ Marrese, P. M.; Boschi, F.; Munari, U. (2003). "High resolution spectroscopy over lambda lambda 8500-8750 Å for GAIA. IV. Extending the cool MK stars sample". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 406 (3): 995. Bibcode:2003A&A...406..995M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030647.
- ^ "Hipparcos Tools Interactive Data Access". Hipparcos. ESA. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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