Xi Sculptoris

Xi Sculptoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 01m 18.27566s[1]
Declination −38° 54′ 59.5046″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.59[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1 III[3]
B−V color index +1.18[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−31.1±2.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +66.99[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +49.28[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.35 ± 0.34[1] mas
Distance510 ± 30 ly
(157 ± 8 pc)
Details
Luminosity228[5] L☉
Temperature4,449[5] K
Other designations
ξ Scl, CD−39° 260, HD 6055, HIP 4770, HR 288, SAO 192870[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Xi Sculptoris (ξ Scl, ξ Sculptoris) is a solitary[7] star in the southern constellation of Sculptor.

Xi Sculptoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.59. It is approximately 510 light years 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 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. ↑ Houk, Nancy (1979), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, 3, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1982MSS...C03....0H.
  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. 1 2 McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, arXiv:1208.2037 Freely accessible, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
  6. ↑ "ksi Scl -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-04-13.
  7. ↑ 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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