Astronomy:HD 34557

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Short description: Double star in the constellation Auriga
HD 34557
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension  05h 20m 14.66904s[1]
Declination +41° 05′ 10.3522″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.52[2] (5.58 + 8.55)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3V[4]
U−B color index +0.04[2]
B−V color index +0.11[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)22±4.2[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −18.97[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −53.43[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.77 ± 0.58[1] mas
Distance280 ± 10 ly
(85 ± 4 pc)
Details
Radius1.6[6] R
Rotational velocity (v sin i)217[7] km/s
Other designations
BD+40° 1253, HD 34557, HIP 24902, HR 1738, SAO 40248.
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 34557 is a double star in the northern constellation of Auriga. The fainter star has an angular separation of 0.380 from the primary component.[3] They have a combined apparent magnitude of 5.52,[2] making HD 34557 faintly visible to the naked eye from dark skies. Based upon parallax measurements made with the Hipparcos satellite, this system is roughly 280 light years away.[1] The primary component is spinning rapidly, with a projected rotational velocity of 217 km/s.[7] It has a stellar classification of A3V,[4] making it an A-type main sequence star.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Deutschman, W. A.; Davis, R. J.; Schild, R. E. (February 1976), "The galactic distribution of interstellar absorption as determined from the Celescope catalog of ultraviolet stellar observations and a new catalog of UBV, H-beta photoelectric observations", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 30: 97–225, doi:10.1086/190359, Bibcode1976ApJS...30...97D 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Eggleton, P. P. et al. (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 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Cowley, A. et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal 74: 375–406, doi:10.1086/110819, Bibcode1969AJ.....74..375C 
  5. Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759–771. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. Bibcode2006AstL...32..759G. 
  6. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E. et al. (2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy & Astrophysics 367 (2): 521–24, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, Bibcode2001A&A...367..521P 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Royer, F. et al. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics 463 (2): 671–682, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224, Bibcode2007A&A...463..671R 

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