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57 Geminorum
57 Geminorum (57 Gem) is a yellow giant star in the constellation Gemini, with an apparent magnitude of 5.0. At a distance of about 179 light years, it has a luminosity about 29 times the Sun's. With an age of about 1.2 billion years, it has evolved away from the main sequence and expanded to seven times the width of the Sun.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Right ascension | 07h 23m 28.511s[1] |
| Declination | +25° 03′ 01.91″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.018[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8III[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.778[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.174[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 5.43±0.13[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −66.676[1] mas/yr Dec.: −29.082[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 18.1774 ± 0.1459 mas[1] |
| Distance | 179 ± 1 ly (55.0 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.66[4] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.2[5] M☉ |
| Radius | 7.1[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 29[1] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.84[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,902[4] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.21[4] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.3[6] km/s |
| Age | 1.2[7] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
57 Geminorum is the star's Flamsteed designation. It also has the rarely-used Bayer designation A Geminorum.
The radial velocity of 57 Geminorum has been closely examined for indications that it may have orbiting exoplanets, but it shows a particularly stable radial velocity.[8][9]
References edit
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- ^ Glebocki, R.; Gnacinski, P. (2005). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalog of Stellar Rotational Velocities (Glebocki+ 2005)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: III/244. Originally Published in: 2005csss...13..571G; 2005yCat.3244....0G. 3244. Bibcode:2005yCat.3244....0G.
- ^ Takeda, Yoichi; et al. (August 2008). "Stellar parameters and elemental abundances of late-G giants". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 60 (4): 781–802. arXiv:0805.2434. Bibcode:2008PASJ...60..781T. doi:10.1093/pasj/60.4.781.
- ^ Sato; et al. (2005). "Radial-Velocity Variability of G-Type Giants: First Three Years of the Okayama Planet Search Program". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 57 (1): 97–107. Bibcode:2005PASJ...57...97S. doi:10.1093/pasj/57.1.97.
- ^ Isaacson, Howard; et al. (2010). "Chromospheric Activity and Jitter Measurements for 2630 Stars on the California Planet Search". The Astrophysical Journal. 725 (1): 875–885. arXiv:1009.2301. Bibcode:2010ApJ...725..875I. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/725/1/875. S2CID 118577960.