Beta Lacertae

β Lacertae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Lacerta
Right ascension 22h 23m 33.6235s[1]
Declination +52° 13′ 44.567″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.43[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8.5IIIb[1]
U−B color index +0.77[2]
B−V color index +1.02[2]
V−R color index 0.6[1]
R−I color index +0.57[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.4 ± 0.9[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −13.56[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −186.37[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)19.21 ± 0.51[1] mas
Distance170 ± 5 ly
(52 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.85[3]
Details
Radius10.7 ± 0.3[4] R☉
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 17[2] km/s
Other designations
β Lac, Beta Lacertae, Beta Lac, 3 Lacertae, 3 Lac, BD+51 3358, FK5 844, GC 31310, HD 212496, HIP 110538, HR 8538, NLTT 53741, PPM 40598, SAO 34395.[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Beta Lacertae (Beta Lac, β Lacertae, β Lac) is the fourth brightest star in the constellation of Lacerta. It is a G-type giant with an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.43.[1]

Naming

In Chinese, 螣蛇 (Téng Shé), meaning Flying Serpent, refers to an asterism consisting of β Lacertae, α Lacertae, 4 Lacertae, π2 Cygni, π1 Cygni, HD 206267, ε Cephei, σ Cassiopeiae, ρ Cassiopeiae, τ Cassiopeiae, AR Cassiopeiae, 9 Lacertae, 3 Andromedae, 7 Andromedae, 8 Andromedae, λ Andromedae, κ Andromedae, ι Andromedae, and ψ Andromedae. Consequently, β Lacertae itself is known as 螣蛇十 (Téng Shé shí, English: the Tenth Star of Flying Serpent)[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 NLTT 53741 -- High proper-motion Star, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line November 17, 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 HR 8538, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line November 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ From apparent magnitude and parallax.
  4. ↑ Nordgren, Tyler E. et al. (December 1999), "Stellar Angular Diameters of Late-Type Giants and Supergiants Measured with the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer", The Astronomical Journal 118 (6): 3032–3038, Bibcode:1999AJ....118.3032N, doi:10.1086/301114
  5. ↑ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日