101 Aquarii

101 Aquarii
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Aquarius constellation and its surroundings


Location of 101 Aquarii (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 23h 33m 16.62300s[1]
Declination –20° 54′ 52.2155″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.71[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 V[3]
U−B color index +0.00[2]
B−V color index +0.02[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+15[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –3.41[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +8.46[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.11 ± 0.67 mas
Distance290 ± 20 ly
(90 ± 5 pc)
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)180[5] km/s
Other designations
b3 Aquarii, BD–21 6437, HD 221565, HIP 116247, HR 8939, SAO 191988.[6]
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

101 Aquarii or b3 Aquarii (101 Aqr) is the Flamsteed designation for a binary star[7] in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 4.71,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from the suburbs. The distance of this star from Earth is estimated as 290 light-years (89 parsecs) based upon parallax measurements.[1]

The brighter member of this system has an apparent magnitude of 4.81. It is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V.[3] This star is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 1 km/s.[5] The fainter companion is a magnitude 7.43 star at an angular separation of 0.840 arcseconds.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 34: 1–49, Bibcode:1978A&AS...34....1N.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Houk, Nancy (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars 4, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953QB901.W495......
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics 463 (2): 671–682, arXiv:astro-ph/0610785, Bibcode:2007A&A...463..671R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224.
  6. ↑ "101 Aqr -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Object Database (Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg), retrieved 2012-07-03.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 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.

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