24 Vulpeculae
24 Vulpeculae is a single,[7] yellow-hued star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.30.[2] The distance to this star can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 7.9700±0.0674,[1] which yields a separation of roughly 409 light years. It is moving further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of +15 km/s.[4]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Vulpecula |
Right ascension | 20h 16m 47.0863s[1] |
Declination | +24° 40′ 15.965″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.30[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G8III[2] |
B−V color index | 0.951[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +15.3±0.3[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 15.128±0.055[1] mas/yr Dec.: −17.015±0.057[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 7.9700 ± 0.0674[1] mas |
Distance | 409 ± 3 ly (125 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.68[2] |
Details[2] | |
Mass | 3.41 M☉ |
Radius | 16[5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 191 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.48 cgs |
Temperature | 4,981 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.06 dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.02[3] km/s |
Age | 251 Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G8III,[2] having exhausted the hydrogen at its core and moved off the main sequence. It is a red clump giant, indicating it is presently on the horizontal branch and is generating energy through helium fusion in its core region.[8] The interferometry-measured angular diameter of 24 Vul is 1.08±0.02 mas,[9] which, at its estimated distance, equates to a physical radius of about 16 times the radius of the Sun.[5]
24 Vulpeculae is about 251[2] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 5.02 km/s.[3] It has 3.41 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 191 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,981 K.[2] This is the probable (99.4% chance) source of X-ray emission coming from these coordinates.[10]
References
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics (in press). arXiv:2012.01533. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- 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, S2CID 16258166.
- Hekker, S.; Meléndez, J. (2007), "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. III. Spectroscopic stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 475 (3): 1003–1009, arXiv:0709.1145, Bibcode:2007A&A...475.1003H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078233, S2CID 10436552.
- Gontcharov, G. A. (2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065, S2CID 119231169.
- Lang, Kenneth R. (2006), Astrophysical formulae, Astronomy and astrophysics library, 1 (3rd ed.), Birkhäuser, ISBN 3-540-29692-1. The radius (R*) is given by:
- "24 Vul". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- 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.
- Valentini, M.; Munari, U. (November 2010), "A spectroscopic survey of faint, high-Galactic-latitude red clump stars. I. The high resolution sample", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 522: A79, arXiv:1007.0207, Bibcode:2010A&A...522A..79V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014870, S2CID 119156545.
- Richichi, A.; et al. (February 2005), "CHARM2: An updated Catalog of High Angular Resolution Measurements", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431 (2): 773–777, Bibcode:2005A&A...431..773R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042039
- Haakonsen, Christian Bernt; Rutledge, Robert E. (September 2009), "XID II: Statistical Cross-Association of ROSAT Bright Source Catalog X-ray Sources with 2MASS Point Source Catalog Near-Infrared Sources", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 184 (1): 138–151, arXiv:0910.3229, Bibcode:2009ApJS..184..138H, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/184/1/138, S2CID 119267456.
External links
- 24 Vulpeculae on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images