Astronomy:HD 221525

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Short description: Star in the constellation Cepheus
HD 221525
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Cepheus constellation and its surroundings
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Location of HD 221525 (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Cepheus
Right ascension  23h 27m 00.91338s[1]
Declination 87° 18′ 27.0304″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.56[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A8III[3] or A7IV[4]
B−V color index 0.250±0.004[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.9±2.9[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +75.736[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +16.724[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.3023 ± 0.0957[1] mas
Distance317 ± 3 ly
(97.1 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.52[2]
Details
Mass2.25?[5] M
Radius3.98+0.11
−0.13
[1] R
Luminosity44.3±0.5[1] L
Temperature7466+217
−105
[1] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)110[4] km/s
Age~900[5] Myr
Other designations
BD+86°3444, HD 221525, HIP 115746, HR 8938, SAO 3916[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 221525 is a single[7] star near the north celestial pole[5] in the constellation Cepheus. At an apparent magnitude of 5.56,[2] it can be seen with the naked eye under dark skies. It is about 30 times fainter than the nearby prominent star Polaris.[8] Based upon parallax measurements, HD 221525 is located at a distance of approximately 317 light years from the Sun,[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −11 km/s.[2]

This object is an A-type star with a stellar classification of A7IV[4] or A8III,[3] suggesting it is an evolving star on the subgiant or giant branch, respectively. It has a relatively high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 110 km/s.[4] The star has four[1] times the radius of the Sun and is radiating 44[1] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,466 K.[1]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995). "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 99: 135. doi:10.1086/192182. Bibcode1995ApJS...99..135A. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cowley, Anne; Fraquelli, Dorothy (1974). "MK Spectral Types for Some Bright F Stars". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 86 (509): 70. doi:10.1086/129562. Bibcode1974PASP...86...70C. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jim Kaler. "HR 306 and HR 8938". Stars.astro.illinois.edu. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/hr306.html. 
  6. "HD 221525". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+221525. 
  7. 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. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  8. Calculation: [math]\displaystyle{ (\sqrt[5]{100})^{5.56-1.97}\approx 27.2 }[/math]

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