Astronomy:58 Eridani

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Short description: Star in the constellation Eridanus
58 Eridani
IXEriLightCurve.png
A light curve for IX Eridani, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension  04h 47m 36.29171s[2]
Declination –16° 56′ 04.04-4″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.47 - 5.51[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[2]
Spectral type G1.5 V CH-0.5[4]
U−B color index +0.13[5]
B−V color index +0.64[5]
Variable type BY Dra[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)21.60±0.12[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +130.264[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +169.338[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)75.5289 ± 0.0539[2] mas
Distance43.18 ± 0.03 ly
(13.240 ± 0.009 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.87[6]
Details
Mass1.053±0.007[7] M
Radius1.00[2] R
Luminosity0.97±0.05[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.50±0.02[8] cgs
Temperature5,820±5.7[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.030±0.007[8] dex
Rotation7.6 days[10]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.37±0.11[8] km/s
Age600[11] Myr
Other designations
Database references
SIMBADdata

58 Eridani is a main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus. It is a solar analogue,[12] having similar physical properties to the Sun. The star has a relatively high proper motion across the sky, and it is located 43 light years distant. It is a probable member of the IC 2391 moving group of stars that share a common motion through space.[10]

Characteristics

This is a BY Draconis variable with the designation IX Eridani, which ranges in magnitude from 5.47 down to 5.51 with a period of 11.3 days.[3] The X-ray emissions from this star's corona indicate an age of less than a billion (109) years,[13] compared to 4.6 billion for the Sun, so it is still relatively young for a star of its mass. Starspot activity has also been detected, which varies from year to year.

A circumstellar disc of dust particles has been detected in orbit around 58 Eridani.[14]

See also

References

  1. "/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats". Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/ftp-index?/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Samus, N. N. et al. (2017), "General Catalogue of Variable Stars", Astronomy Reports, 5.1 61 (1): 80–88, doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085, Bibcode2017ARep...61...80S. 
  4. Gray, R. O. et al. (July 2006), "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: spectroscopy of stars earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample", The Astronomical Journal 132 (1): 161–170, doi:10.1086/504637, Bibcode2006AJ....132..161G. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Cousins, A. W. J. (1973), "UBV photometry of some southern stars", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa 32: 11, Bibcode1973MNSSA..32...11C. 
  6. Holmberg, J. et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics 501 (3): 941–947, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, Bibcode2009A&A...501..941H. 
  7. Ramírez, I. et al. (December 2014), "The Solar Twin Planet Search. I. Fundamental parameters of the stellar sample", Astronomy & Astrophysics 572: 19, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424244, A48, Bibcode2014A&A...572A..48R. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 dos Santos, Leonardo A. et al. (August 2016), "The Solar Twin Planet Search. IV. The Sun as a typical rotator and evidence for a new rotational braking law for Sun-like stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics 592: 8, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628558, A156, Bibcode2016A&A...592A.156D. 
  9. Kovtyukh et al. (2003), "High precision effective temperatures for 181 F-K dwarfs from line-depth ratios", Astronomy and Astrophysics 411 (3): 559–564, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031378, Bibcode2003A&A...411..559K 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Maldonado, J. et al. (October 2010), "A spectroscopy study of nearby late-type stars, possible members of stellar kinematic groups", Astronomy and Astrophysics 521: A12, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014948, Bibcode2010A&A...521A..12M 
  11. Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008), "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics", The Astrophysical Journal 687 (2): 1264–1293, doi:10.1086/591785, Bibcode2008ApJ...687.1264M 
  12. E.J. Gaidos; G.W. Henry; S.M. Henry (2000). "Spectroscopy and Photometry of Nearby Young Solar Analogs". Astronomical Journal 120 (2): 1006–1013. doi:10.1086/301488. Bibcode2000AJ....120.1006G. 
  13. E.J. Gaidos; G. Gonzalez (2002). "Stellar Atmospheres of Nearby Young Solar Analogs". New Astronomy 7 (5): 211–226. doi:10.1016/S1384-1076(02)00108-2. Bibcode2002NewA....7..211G. 
  14. E. Gaidos; C. Koresko (2004). "A Survey of 10-Micron Silicate Emission from Dust around Young Sun-Like Stars". New Astronomy 93 (1): 33–42. doi:10.1016/j.newast.2003.07.002. Bibcode1999JRASC..93..122F. 

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