60 Aquarii
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 34m 02.91250s[1] |
| Declination | –01° 34′ 27.3601″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.89[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G6 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.73[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.00[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –8[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +40.30[1] mas/yr Dec.: –35.92[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.38 ± 0.47[1] mas |
| Distance | 350 ± 20 ly (107 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.14[3] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.77[3] M☉ |
| Luminosity | 89[3] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.88[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,820[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.24[5] dex |
| Age | 437[3] Myr |
| Other designations | |
60 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.89[2] and is about 350 light-years (110 parsecs) from Earth.[1] This is a giant star with a stellar classification of G6 III.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Johnson, H. L. et al. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99). Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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.
- ↑ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953QB901.W495......
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 McWilliam, Andrew (December 1990), "High-resolution spectroscopic survey of 671 GK giants", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (PDF) 74: 1075–1128, Bibcode:1990ApJS...74.1075M, doi:10.1086/191527.
- ↑ "60 Aqr -- Star in double system", SIMBAD (Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg), retrieved 2012-07-13.
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