Astronomy:Phi2 Ceti

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Short description: Star in the constellation Cetus


φ2 Ceti
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension  00h 50m 07.58859s[1]
Declination −10° 38′ 39.5848″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.172[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F7V[3]
U−B color index +0.009[2]
B−V color index +0.518[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+8.23±0.17[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –226.91[4] mas/yr
Dec.: –229.75[4] mas/yr
Parallax (π)62.9723 ± 0.1614[1] mas
Distance51.8 ± 0.1 ly
(15.88 ± 0.04 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.23[5]
Details
Mass1.19[6] M
Radius1.17+0.03
−0.01
[1] R
Luminosity1.852+0.006
−0.007
[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.45[6] cgs
Temperature6,352[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.03[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.3[7] km/s
Age1.9[6] Gyr
Other designations
Database references
SIMBADdata

Phi2 Ceti, Latinized from φ2 Ceti), is a star located in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. φ2 Ceti is also known as 19 Cet, and HD 4813. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located about 51 light years away. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.19, making it bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +8 km/s.[1]

This is an ordinary F-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of F7V. The star is estimated to be 1.9[6] billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 4.3 km/s.[7] It has 1.2[6] times the mass and 1.17[1] times the radius of the Sun. The star is radiating 1.85[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,352 K.[6] It is a suspected variable star of unknown type, with a brightness that has been measured ranging from magnitude 5.15 down to 5.24.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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 Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina et al. (1966), "A System of photometric standards", Publications of the Department of Astronomy University of Chile (Publicaciones Universidad de Chile, Department de Astronomy) 1: 1–17, Bibcode1966PDAUC...1....1G. 
  3. Gray, R. O. et al. (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): 161–70, doi:10.1086/504637, Bibcode2006AJ....132..161G. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. 
  5. Paunzen, E. et al. (July 2014), "Investigating the possible connection between λ Bootis stars and intermediate Population II type stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics 567: 8, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423817, A67, Bibcode2014A&A...567A..67P. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Bensby, T. et al. (2014), "Exploring the Milky Way stellar disk. A detailed elemental abundance study of 714 F and G dwarf stars in the solar neighbourhood", Astronomy & Astrophysics 562 (A71): 28, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322631, Bibcode2014A&A...562A..71B. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Schröder, C.; Reiners, Ansgar; Schmitt, Jürgen H. M. M. (January 2009), "Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars. Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo", Astronomy and Astrophysics 493 (3): 1099–1107, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810377, Bibcode2009A&A...493.1099S, http://goedoc.uni-goettingen.de/goescholar/bitstream/handle/1/9690/aa10377-08.pdf?sequence=2 [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  8. 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.