Xi Gruis

Xi Gruis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Grus
Right ascension 21h 32m 05.87652s[1]
Declination −41° 10′ 45.5157″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.29[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III[3]
B−V color index +1.10[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.80[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.84[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +10.89[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.00 ± 0.45[1] mas
Distance470 ± 30 ly
(143 ± 9 pc)
Other designations
ξ Gru, CD−41° 14550, HD 204783, HIP 106327, HR 8229, SAO 230726[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

ξ Gruis, Latinised as Xi Gruis, is a solitary,[6] orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Grus. With an apparent magnitude of 5.3[2] and a stellar classification of K0 III,[3] it is an evolved giant star located around 470 light-years distant from Earth.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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 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. 1 2 Houk, N. (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, 2, Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H.
  4. ↑ Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  5. ↑ "ksi Gru -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-06-26.
  6. ↑ 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, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, arXiv:0806.2878 Freely accessible, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
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