Theta Librae
θ Librae, Latinised as Theta Librae, is a single[9] star in the southern zodiac constellation of Libra, near the constellation border with Scorpius. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.14.[2] The distance to this star is approximately 168 light years, as determined by parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 5 km/s.[5] The position of this star near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations.[10]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | 15h 53m 49.53806s[1] |
| Declination | –16° 43′ 45.4582″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.136[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G9IIIb[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.82[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.01[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 4.56±0.25[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +100.33[1] mas/yr Dec.: +135.02[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 19.36 ± 0.15 mas[6] |
| Distance | 168 ± 1 ly (51.7 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.665[2] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.47[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 12.27[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 68.1[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.44[7] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,739[7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.35[7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.0[5] km/s |
| Age | 3.4[7] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This object is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of G9IIIb.[3] Having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core, it has cooled and expanded; at present it has 12.3 times the girth of the Sun.[7] The star has an estimated mass about 47% greater than the Sun. It is radiating about 68 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 4,739 K.[7] It is probably on the red giant branch, which indicates it is generating energy through hydrogen fusion in a shell outside an inert helium core.[7] However, there is a 41% chance that it is a red clump giant on the horizontal branch,[2] which would mean it was somewhat older and less massive.[7] It has sometimes been classified spectroscopically as a subgiant, but detailed study shows that it is too cool and luminous to be on the subgiant branch.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d Liu, Y. J.; et al. (2007). "The abundances of nearby red clump giants". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 382 (2): 553–66. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.382..553L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11852.x.
- ^ a b Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989). "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 71: 245. Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K. doi:10.1086/191373.
- ^ a b Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4 (99): 99. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ a b c Massarotti, Alessandro; et al. (January 2008), "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 HIPPARCOS Giants and the Role of Binarity", The Astronomical Journal, 135 (1): 209–231, Bibcode:2008AJ....135..209M, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209, S2CID 121883397
- ^ van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Reffert, Sabine; Bergmann, Christoph; Quirrenbach, Andreas; Trifonov, Trifon; Künstler, Andreas (2015). "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. VII. Occurrence rate of giant extrasolar planets as a function of mass and metallicity". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 574: A116. arXiv:1412.4634. Bibcode:2015A&A...574A.116R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322360. S2CID 59334290.
- ^ "tet Lib". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ 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. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.
- ^ Edwards, D. A.; et al. (April 1980). "Photoelectric observations of lunar occultations. XI". Astronomical Journal. 85: 478–489. Bibcode:1980AJ.....85..478E. doi:10.1086/112700.
- ^ Thorén, P.; Edvardsson, B.; Gustafsson, B. (2004). "Subgiants as probes of galactic chemical evolution". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 425: 187–206. arXiv:astro-ph/0407260. Bibcode:2004A&A...425..187T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20040421. S2CID 2116895.