Tau Leonis

τ Leonis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 27m 56.23976s[1]
Declination +02° 51′ 22.5609″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.00[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8- IIIa[3]
U−B color index +0.80[2]
B−V color index +1.005[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.90[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +16.89[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −9.81[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.80 ± 0.33[1] mas
Distance560 ± 30 ly
(172 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.12±0.124[5]
Details
Mass3.90±0.19[6] M☉
Radius25.14±1.55[6] R☉
Luminosity329.6±39.6[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.25±0.05[6] cgs
Temperature4,910±33[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.07±0.10[6] dex
Age190±20[6] Myr
Other designations
τ Leo, 84 Leo, BD+03° 2504, FK5 1297, HD 99648, HIP 55945, HR 4418, SAO 118875.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Tau Leonis (τ Leo) is a star in the constellation Leo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.00,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The distance to this star, as estimated using parallax measurements,[1] is 560 light years.

This G-type giant star has a stellar classification of G8- IIIa[3] and currently resides on the red giant branch. It has about 390% of the Sun's mass. The star is much younger than the Sun, with an age of around 190 million years. As an evolved giant, it has expanded to about 25 times the Sun's radius and radiates 330 times the luminosity of the Sun. The effective temperature of the outer atmosphere is 4,910 K.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, arXiv:0708.1752 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished), SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  3. 1 2 Keenan, P.; McNeil, R. (October 1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245–266, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373.
  4. ↑ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, arXiv:1208.3048 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61.
  5. ↑ Park, Sunkyung; et al. (2013), "Wilson-Bappu Effect: Extended to Surface Gravity", The Astronomical Journal, 146 (4): 73, Bibcode:2013AJ....146...73P, arXiv:1307.0592 Freely accessible, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/73.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hekker, S.; Meléndez, J. (2007), "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. III. Spectroscopic stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 475 (3): 1003–1009, Bibcode:2007A&A...475.1003H, arXiv:0709.1145 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078233.
  7. ↑ "tau Leo -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2016-09-29.
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