Iota Canis Majoris

ι Canis Majoris


Location of ι Canis Majoris (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h 56m 08.22413s[1]
Declination 17° 03 15.2675[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.40[2] (4.36 - 4.40[3])
Characteristics
Spectral type B3 Ib[4]
U−B color index −0.74[5]
B−V color index −0.07[5]
Variable type Beta Cephei?[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+41.20[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.56 ± 0.17[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +2.42 ±0.20[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.04 ± 0.20[1] mas
Distanceapprox. 3,100 ly
(approx. 1,000 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.51[7]
Details
Mass12.5[8] M
Radius25.9[7] R
Luminosity47,000[7] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.60[9] cgs
Temperature17,000[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.17[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)27 ± 4[9] km/s
Age14.8[8] Myr
Other designations
20 Canis Majoris, HR 2596, HD 51309, BD −16° 1661, FK5 2536, HIP 33347, SAO 152126, GC 9107
Database references
SIMBADdata

Iota Canis Majoris (ι Canis Majoris, ι CMa) is a variable supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major.

Iota Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude that varies between +4.36 and +4.40.[3] It has been classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star,[3] but the supergiant spectral type and a period of over a month mean it is no longer considered to be of that type.[2] It is approximately 3100 light years from Earth. This star has 24.9 times the radius of the Sun.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Stankov, Anamarija; Handler, Gerald (2005). "Catalog of Galactic β Cephei Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 158 (2): 193–216. arXiv:astro-ph/0506495Freely accessible. Bibcode:2005ApJS..158..193S. doi:10.1086/429408. ISSN 0067-0049.
  3. 1 2 3 Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1: 02025. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  4. Prinja, R. K.; Massa, D. L. (2010). "Signature of wide-spread clumping in B supergiant winds". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 521: L55. arXiv:1007.2744Freely accessible. Bibcode:2010A&A...521L..55P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015252. ISSN 0004-6361.
  5. 1 2 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV data. Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  6. Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. ISSN 1063-7737.
  7. 1 2 3 Balona, L. A.; Engelbrecht, C. A. (1985). "Photometry and frequency analysis of line profile variables". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 214 (4): 559. Bibcode:1985MNRAS.214..559B. doi:10.1093/mnras/214.4.559.
  8. 1 2 Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (2011). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410: 190. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x.
  9. 1 2 3 Lefever, K.; Puls, J.; Morel, T.; Aerts, C.; Decin, L.; Briquet, M. (2010). "Spectroscopic determination of the fundamental parameters of 66 B-type stars in the field-of-view of the CoRoT satellite". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 515: A74. arXiv:0910.2851Freely accessible. Bibcode:2010A&A...515A..74L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911956.
  10. Gies, Douglas R.; Lambert, David L. (1992). "Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen abundances in early B-type stars". Astrophysical Journal. 387: 673. Bibcode:1992ApJ...387..673G. doi:10.1086/171116.
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