1 Aquarii
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 20h 39m 24.8915s[1] |
Declination | +00° 29′ 11.201″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.16[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K1III[2] |
U−B color index | +0.97 |
B−V color index | +1.06[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −42.81[3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 101.95[1] mas/yr Dec.: −20.50[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 13.99 ± 0.65 mas |
Distance | 230 ± 10 ly (71 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.77[4] |
Details | |
Temperature | 3,500–5,000 K |
Metallicity | −0.12[4] |
Rotation | 1.8[4] |
Age | ~5 × 109 years |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Data sources: | |
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
1 Aquarii (abbreviated 1 Aqr) is a multiple star in the constellation Aquarius. 1 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation. It is a K-class giant of the spectral type K1III. Its companions, B and C, are optical and have no physical relation to 1 Aqr A. 1 Aquarii is known to be an infra-red source.
Components
NAME | Right ascension | Declination | Apparent magnitude (V) | Database references |
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1 Aquarii B (BD-00 4064B) | 20h 39m 21.8s | +00° 28' 25 | 11.5 | Simbad |
1 Aquarii C (BD-00 4064C) | 20h 39m 27.1s | +00° 30' 07 | 11.3 | Simbad |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
- 1 2 3 Hoffleit, Dorrit; Jaschek, Carlos (1991). "The Bright star catalogue". New Haven. Bibcode:1991bsc..book.....H.
- ↑ Massarotti, Alessandro; Latham, David W.; Stefanik, Robert P.; Fogel, Jeffrey (2008). "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 HIPPARCOS Giants and the Role of Binarity". The Astronomical Journal. 135: 209. Bibcode:2008AJ....135..209M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209.
- 1 2 3 Pace, G.; Pasquini, L.; Ortolani, S. (2003). "The Wilson-Bappu effect: A tool to determine stellar distances". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 401 (3): 997. arXiv:astro-ph/0301637. Bibcode:2003A&A...401..997P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030163.
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