Nu1 Canis Majoris

Nu1 Canis Majoris1 Canis Majoris) is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.7.[2] Based on parallax shift of 12.366 mas as seen from our orbit, this system is approximately 264 light years from the Sun.

Nu1 Canis Majoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h 36m 22.85133s[1]
Declination −18° 39 35.6838[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.704[2] (5.87 + 7.61)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III + F3 IV-V[3]
B−V color index +0.815[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+26.13[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.09[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +13.06[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.3660 ± 0.1985[4] mas
Distance264 ± 4 ly
(81 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.23[5]
Details
ν1 CMa A
Mass1.41[2] M
Luminosity8[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.00[6] cgs
Temperature6,091±822[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.06[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.8±0.2[5] km/s
Age3.07[2] Gyr
Other designations
ν1 CMa, 6 Canis Majoris, BD−18°1480, GC 8614, HD 47138, HIP 31564, HR 2423, SAO 151694, ADS 5253, CCDM 06364-1840, WDS 06364-1840[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

As of 2011, the pair had an angular separation of 17.29 arc seconds along a position angle of 264.2°.[8] The yellow hued magnitude 5.87[3] primary, component A, is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.[3] Its magnitude 7.61[3] companion, component B, is a yellow-white hued F-type main sequence/subgiant hybrid with a class of F3 IV-V.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Luck, R. Earle (September 2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", The Astronomical Journal, 150 (3): 23, arXiv:1507.01466, Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, 88.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Ammler-von Eiff, M.; Reiners, A. (June 2012), "New measurements of rotation and differential rotation in A-F stars: are there two populations of differentially rotating stars?", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 542: 31, arXiv:1204.2459, Bibcode:2012A&A...542A.116A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118724, A116.
  6. Soubiran, C.; et al. (2008), "Vertical distribution of Galactic disk stars. IV. AMR and AVR from clump giants", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 480 (1): 91–101, arXiv:0712.1370, Bibcode:2008A&A...480...91S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078788.
  7. "nu01 CMa". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  8. Mason, Brian D.; et al. (May 2012), "Speckle Interferometry at the U.S. Naval Observatory. XVIII", The Astronomical Journal, 143 (5): 6, Bibcode:2012AJ....143..124M, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/5/124, 124.
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