Omega Aurigae, Latinized from ω Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a double star[11] in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 4.95,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The distance to this system, as determined using parallax measurements, is approximately 162 light-years (50 parsecs).[1] The system is a member of the Columba group of co-moving stars.[12]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 15.41038s[1] |
| Declination | +37° 53′ 24.8854″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.95[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[3] |
| Spectral type | A1 V[4] |
| U−B color index | +0.01[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.05[2] |
| R−I color index | 0.03 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +5[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +44.531[1] mas/yr Dec.: −97.943[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 20.1236 ± 0.2385 mas[1] |
| Distance | 162 ± 2 ly (49.7 ± 0.6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.34[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.29±0.04[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.0[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 27[6] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.33[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 9,230[4] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.12[4] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 107[8] km/s |
| Age | 317[9] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V.[4] It is 317[9] million years old with a high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 107 km/s.[8] The star has 2.3[3] times the mass of the Sun and double[7] the Sun's radius. It is radiating 27[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,230 K.[4] The object displays an infrared excess, suggesting an orbiting debris disk with a temperature of 20 K at a mean radius of 932.40 AU from the host star.[7] It has a magnitude 8.18 companion at an angular separation of 4.99 arcseconds.[11] The system is an X-ray source with a luminosity of 16.57×1029 ergs s−1.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ a b c Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (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.
- ^ a b c d e f Hill, G. M. (February 1995), "Compositional differences among the A-type stars. 2: Spectrum synthesis up to V sin i = 110 km/s", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 294 (2): 536–546, Bibcode:1995A&A...294..536H.
- ^ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
- ^ a b c 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 Cotten, Tara H.; Song, Inseok (July 2016), "A Comprehensive Census of Nearby Infrared Excess Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 225 (1): 24, arXiv:1606.01134, Bibcode:2016ApJS..225...15C, doi:10.3847/0067-0049/225/1/15, S2CID 118438871, 15.
- ^ a b Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "* ome Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Elliott, P.; et al. (May 2016), "Search for associations containing young stars (SACY). VII. New stellar and substellar candidate members in the young associations", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 590: 28, arXiv:1604.03550, Bibcode:2016A&A...590A..13E, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628253, S2CID 53138126, A13.
- ^ Makarov, Valeri V. (October 2003), "The 100 Brightest X-Ray Stars within 50 Parsecs of the Sun", The Astronomical Journal, 126 (4): 1996–2008, Bibcode:2003AJ....126.1996M, doi:10.1086/378164.