Astronomy:N Scorpii

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Short description: Star in the constellation of Scorpius
N Scorpii
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Location of N Scorpii on the map
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0   Equinox (celestial coordinates)
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension  16h 31m 22.93300s[1]
Declination −34° 42′ 15.7146″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.23[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B2 III-IV[3]
U−B color index −0.76[2]
B−V color index −0.17[2]
Variable type candidate β Cephei[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)0.8±1.5[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −12.05±0.20[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −18.16±0.13[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.88 ± 0.19[1] mas
Distance550 ± 20 ly
(170 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.91[6]
Details
Mass7.8±0.1[7] M
Radius6.25[8] R
Luminosity (bolometric)6,918[9] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.0[9] cgs
Temperature21,877[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)70±8[11] km/s
Age22±4[7] Myr
Other designations
N Scorpii, CD−34°11044, CPD−34°6528, FK5 1431, GC 22195, HD 148703, HIP 80911, HR 6143, SAO 207732[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

N Scorpii, also known as HD 148703, is a solitary,[13] bluish-white hued star located in the southern constellation Scorpius. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.23, making it readily visible to the naked eye. N Scorpii was initially given the Bayer designation Alpha Normae by Lacaille but it was later moved from Norma to Scorpius.[14] N Scorpii is currently located 550 light years away based on parallax measurements from the Hipparcos satellite and is part of the Upper Scorpius–Centaurus region of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.[15]

N Scorpii has been given several stellar classifications over the years. It has been given the luminosity class of a main sequence star (V),[16] a subgiant (IV),[17] an evolved giant star (III),[18] or a blend between the last two classes (III-IV).[3] It is generally classified as either a B2 or B3 star several times hotter than the Sun. HD 148703 is a candidate β Cephei variable[4] and its variability was first noticed in 1983 by C. Sterken.[19] Further observations were made by Abt et al. (2002) by observing its projected rotational velocity.[20] It was identified as a candidate in 2002 in a survey for non-radial pulsations in B-type stars.[21]

The object has two generally accepted classes: B2 III-IV and B2 IV. It has 7.8 times the mass of the Sun[7] and 6.25 times its girth.[8] It has a bolometric luminosity 6,918 times greater than the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 21,877 K.[9] N Scorpii is estimated to be 22 million years old,[7] which is twice the average age of the aforementioned association. Like most hot stars, N Scorpii spins rapidly, having a projected rotational velocity of 70 km/s.[11]

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system.". VizieR Online Data Catalog. Bibcode2002yCat.2237....0D. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Houk, N. (1982). Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD stars. Volume_3. Declinations −40° to −26°. Bibcode1982mcts.book.....H. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Stankov, Anamarija; Handler, Gerald (June 2005). "Catalog of Galactic β Cephei Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 158 (2): 193–216. doi:10.1086/429408. ISSN 0067-0049. Bibcode2005ApJS..158..193S. 
  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. ISSN 1063-7737. Bibcode2006AstL...32..759G. 
  6. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (May 2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331–346. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. ISSN 1063-7737. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (October 12, 2010). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (Oxford University Press (OUP)) 410 (1): 190–200. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2011MNRAS.410..190T. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Kervella, Pierre; Arenou, Frédéric; Thévenin, Frédéric (2022). "Stellar and substellar companions from Gaia EDR3". Astronomy & Astrophysics 657: A7. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142146. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode2022A&A...657A...7K. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Sartori, M. J.; Lépine, J. R. D.; Dias, W. S. (June 2003). "Formation scenarios for the young stellar associations between galactic longitudes l = 280° - 360°". Astronomy & Astrophysics 404 (3): 913–926. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030581. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode2003A&A...404..913S. 
  10. Anders, F. et al. (August 2019). "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia DR2 stars brighter than G = 18". Astronomy & Astrophysics 628: A94. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935765. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode2019A&A...628A..94A. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Brown, A. G. A.; Verschueren, W. (March 1997). "High S/N Echelle spectroscopy in young stellar groups. II. Rotational velocities of early-type stars in SCO OB2.". Astronomy & Astrophysics 319: 811–838. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode1997A&A...319..811B. 
  12. "N Scorpii". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=N+Scorpii. 
  13. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (11 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. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  14. "Norma Constellation (the Level): Stars, Story, Facts... | Constellation Guide". https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/norma-constellation/. 
  15. Rizzuto, A. C.; Ireland, M. J.; Robertson, J. G. (18 August 2011). "Multidimensional Bayesian membership analysis of the Sco OB2 moving group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 416 (4): 3108–3117. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19256.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2011MNRAS.416.3108R. 
  16. de Vaucouleurs, A. (1 August 1957). "Spectral Types and Luminosities of B, A and F Southern Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 117 (4): 449–462. doi:10.1093/mnras/117.4.449. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode1957MNRAS.117..449D. 
  17. Buscombe, W. (1 May 1969). "Line Strengths for Southern OB stars--II: Observations with Moderate Dispersion". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 144 (1): 31–39. doi:10.1093/mnras/144.1.31. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode1969MNRAS.144...31B. 
  18. Hiltner, W. A.; Garrison, R. F.; Schild, R. E. (July 1969). "MK Spectral Types for Bright Southern OB Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 157: 313. doi:10.1086/150069. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1969ApJ...157..313H. 
  19. Sterken, C.; Jerzykiewicz, M. (1983). "Search for beta Cephei stars south of declination -20 II. Photometric and spectrographic observations of early B giants and subgiants - Winter objects.". Acta Astronomica 33: 89–111. ISSN 0001-5237. Bibcode1983AcA....33...89S. 
  20. Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Hugo; Grosso, Monica (July 2002). "Rotational Velocities of B Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 573 (1): 359–365. doi:10.1086/340590. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode2002ApJ...573..359A. 
  21. Schrijvers, C.; Telting, J. H.; De Ridder, J. (2002). A Spectroscopic Search for Non-Radial Pulsations in Early B-Type Stars. 259. pp. 204. Bibcode2002ASPC..259..204S. 
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