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15 Draconis

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15 Draconis
Observation data
EpochJ2000EquinoxJ2000
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 16h27m59.01603s[1]
Declination +68° 46′ 05.3051″[1]
Apparent magnitude(V) 4.94[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 III[3]
B−Vcolor index −0.051±0.006[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity(Rv)−6.7±2.8[2]km/s
Proper motion(μ)RA:−24.818[1]mas/yr
Dec.:+33.623[1]mas/yr
Parallax(π)7.2102 ± 0.1296mas[1]
Distance452 ± 8ly
(139 ± 2pc)
Absolute magnitude(MV)−0.93[2]
Details
Radius3.3[4]R
Luminosity285.53[2]L
Surface gravity(logg)3.4[5]cgs
Temperature9,980[5]K
Rotational velocity(vsini)154[6]km/s
Other designations
A Draconis,15 Dra,BD+69° 850,FK5619,HD149212,HIP80650,HR6161,SAO17107[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

15 Draconisis a single[8]starin the northerncircumpolar constellationofDraco,located 452light yearsaway from the Sun.15 Draconisis theFlamsteed designation;it also has theBayer designationA Draconis.[9]This object is visible to the naked eye as a white-hued star with anapparent visual magnitudeof 4.94.[2]It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentricradial velocityof −7 km/s.[2]

This star has astellar classificationof A0 III,[3]matching that of anA-typegiant star.It has a relatively high rate of spin with aprojected rotational velocityof 154 km/s.[6]The star is radiating 286[2]times theSun's luminosityfrom itsphotosphereat aneffective temperatureof 9,980 K.[5]

References

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  1. ^abcdeBrown, A. G. A.;et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018)."GaiaData 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.
  2. ^abcdefghAnderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation".Astronomy Letters.38(5): 331.arXiv:1108.4971.Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A.doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.S2CID119257644.
  3. ^abCowley, A. (November 1972), "Spectral classification of the bright B8 stars",Astronomical Journal,77:750–755,Bibcode:1972AJ.....77..750C,doi:10.1086/111348.
  4. ^Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)",Astronomy and Astrophysics,367(Third ed.): 521–524,arXiv:astro-ph/0012289,Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P,doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451,S2CID425754.
  5. ^abcBaines, E.; et al. (December 2017), "Fundamental Parameters of 87 Stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer",The Astronomical Journal,155(1): 30,arXiv:1712.08109,Bibcode:2018AJ....155...30B,doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa9d8b,S2CID119427037.
  6. ^abRoyer, F.; et al. (October 2002), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars in the northern hemisphere. II. Measurement of v sin i",Astronomy and Astrophysics,393:897–911,arXiv:astro-ph/0205255,Bibcode:2002A&A...393..897R,doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020943,S2CID14070763
  7. ^"HD 40409".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2018-07-16.
  8. ^Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems",Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,389(2): 869,arXiv:0806.2878,Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E,doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x,S2CID14878976.
  9. ^Kostjuk, N. D. (2004). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index (Kostjuk, 2002)".VizieR On-line Data Catalog: IV/27A. Originally Published in: Institute of Astronomy of Russian Academy of Sciences (2002).4027.Bibcode:2004yCat.4027....0K.