Astronomy:HD 3

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Short description: Star in the constellation Andromeda
HD 3
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension  00h 05m 09.75827s[1]
Declination +45° 13′ 44.5108″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.71[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence[3]
Spectral type A1 Vn[3]
B−V color index 0.06[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−18.0±4.4[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −27.7680±060[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −20.062±0.054[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.3137 ± 0.0826[1] mas
Distance517 ± 7 ly
(158 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.02[5]
Details
Mass2.36±0.08[3] M
Radius1.9[6] R
Luminosity43.5+7.9
−6.7
[3] L
Temperature9,057+169
−185
[3] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)228[3] km/s
Other designations
BD+44°4550, FK5 4009, HD 3, HIP 424, HR 1, SAO 36042, WDS J00052+4514A[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 3 is a single,[8] white-hued star in the northern constellation Andromeda. With an apparent visual magnitude of 6.71,[2] it is below the nominal brightness limit for visibility with the typical naked eye but may still be visible by some observers under ideal viewing conditions. It is also the first star indexed in the Bright Star Catalogue.[7] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.3137±0.0826 mas,[1] it is located roughly 517 light years away. The star is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −18 km/s,[4] and will make perihelion in around 2.9 million years at a separation of around 351 ly (107.71 pc).[5]

The stellar classification of this star is A1 Vn,[3] indicating it is an A-type main-sequence star with "nebulous" lines due to rapid rotation. It is a Lambda Boötis candidate star, being classified as chemically-peculiar by Abt & Morrell (1995).[9] Murphy et al. (2015) list the membership likelihood as uncertain.[2] HD 3 has 2.36[3] times the mass of the Sun and about 1.9[6] times the Sun's radius. It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 228 km/s.[3] The star is radiating around 43.5[3] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 9,057 K.[3]

HD 3 has two visual companions. Component B is a magnitude 13.70 star at an angular separation of 16 along a position angle (PA) of 107°, as of 2016. The third star, component C, is magnitude 10.58 and lies at a separation of 21″ along a PA of 235°, also as of 2016.[10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brown, A. G. A. (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 649: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. Bibcode2021A&A...649A...1G.  Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Murphy, Simon J. et al. (October 2015), "An Evaluation of the Membership Probability of 212 λ Boo Stars. I. A Catalogue", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 32: 43, doi:10.1017/pasa.2015.34, e036, Bibcode2015PASA...32...36M. 
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (January 2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics 537: A120, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, Bibcode2012A&A...537A.120Z. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 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, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61, Bibcode2012A&A...546A..61D. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E. et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics 367 (2): 521–524, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, Bibcode2001A&A...367..521P. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "HD 3". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+3. 
  8. Abt, H. A. (March 1981), "Visual multiples. VII - MK classifications", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 45: 437–456, doi:10.1086/190719, Bibcode1981ApJS...45..437A. 
  9. Gerbaldi, M. et al. (December 2003), "The heterogeneous class of lambda Bootis stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 412 (2): 447–464, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031472, Bibcode2003A&A...412..447G. 
  10. Mason, B. D. et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal 122 (6): 3466, doi:10.1086/323920, Bibcode2001AJ....122.3466M. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 05m 09.90s, +45° 13′ 45.0″