Tycho G
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 00h 25m 19.9s[1] |
| Declination | 64° 08′ 18.2″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G2 IV[1] |
| U-B color index | ? |
| B-V color index | 0.60 [1] |
| Variable type | ? |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | ? km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −2.60 [1] mas/yr Dec.: −6.11 [ ±1.34] [1] mas/yr |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | ? |
| Details | |
| Mass | about 1 [1] M☉ |
| Radius | 2 [ ±1] [1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | about 1 L☉ |
| Temperature | 5750[1] K |
| Metallicity | about 100% Sun [1] |
| Rotation | ? days –? hours |
| Age | indeterminable years |
| Other designations | |
Tycho G is the surviving binary companion star of the SN 1572 supernova event.
The star is a subgiant, similar to our Sun in luminosity and color but more evolved.
Tycho G is still close to the center of the supernova remnant and had triggered once the explosion of its binary companion white dwarf star by contributing mass to it.
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[edit] Evidence for Companion Thesis
- Tycho G' is traveling at a rate of 136 km/s, which is more than four times faster than the mean velocity of other stars in its stellar neighbourhood.
- Tycho G's metallicity is about 3 times higher than the mean metallicity of other stars in its stellar neighbourhood.
[edit] Origin of the Name
The supernova SN 1572 is often called "Tycho's supernova", named after Tycho Brahe who observed the "new star" in 1573.
The postfix "G" originates from the candidate companion stars considered, labelled Tycho A to Tycho V.
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
[edit] External links
- Discovery of the binary companion of Tycho Brahe's supernova
- http://jumk.de/astronomie/special-stars/tycho-g.shtml
- http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/3309696.html?page=1&c=y
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