S Arae
Appearance
Observation data EpochJ2000.0EquinoxJ2000.0(ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Ara |
Right ascension | 17h59m10.7311s[2] |
Declination | −49° 26′ 00.453″[2] |
Apparent magnitude(V) | 9.92 to 11.24[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A3 II[4] |
B−Vcolor index | 0.9[2] |
Variable type | RRab[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity(Rv) | 185 ± 655.35[2]km/s |
Proper motion(μ) | RA:−26.24[2]mas/yr Dec.:−8.44[2]mas/yr |
Parallax(π) | 1.1191 ± 0.0431mas[5] |
Distance | 2,900 ± 100ly (890 ± 30pc) |
Absolute magnitude(MV) | +0.78 – +0.93[6] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.51 – 0.62[6]M☉ |
Radius | 3.01[5]R☉ |
Luminosity | 27[5]L☉ |
Surface gravity(logg) | +2.9[6]cgs |
Temperature | 6,563[5]K |
Metallicity[Fe/H] | −0.90[6]dex |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
S Arae(S Ara) is anRR Lyrae-typepulsatingvariable starin theconstellationofAra.[2]It has anapparent visual magnitudewhich varies between 9.92 and 11.24 during its 10.85-hour pulsation period,[1][3]and it exhibits theBlazhko effect.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abChadid, M.; Vernin, J.; Mekarnia, D.; Chapellier, E.; Trinquet, H.; Bono, G. (June–July 2010)."First Antarctica light curve PAIX monitoring of the Blazhko RR Lyrae star: S Arae".Astronomy & Astrophysics.516.Bibcode:2010A&A...516L..15C.doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014857.Retrieved24 October2021.
- ^abcdefgh"V* S Ara".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved10 November2009.
- ^abcS Ara, database entry,The combined table of GCVS Vols I-III and NL 67–78 with improved coordinates, General Catalogue of Variable StarsArchived20 June 2017 at theWayback Machine,Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Accessed on line 10 November 2009.
- ^Stock, J.; Wroblewski, H. (1972). "A southern objective prism survey".Publ. Obs. Astron. Nacional.2:59.Bibcode:1972PDAUC...2...59S.
- ^abcdBrown, 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.Gaia DR2 record for this sourceatVizieR.
- ^abcdeZalian, C.; Chadid, M.; Vernin, J.; Abe, L.; Agabi, A. (2016)."Antarctica photometry of the Blazhko RR Lyrae star S Arae".Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.456(1): 192.Bibcode:2016MNRAS.456..192Z.doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2611.