Xi Virginis

ξ Virginis


Location of ξ Virginis

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 11h 45m 17.04027s[1]
Declination +08° 15′ 29.2150″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.83[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A4 V[3]
U−B color index +0.10[2]
B−V color index +0.17[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.5[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +60.08[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −24.50[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)26.73 ± 0.25[1] mas
Distance122 ± 1 ly
(37.4 ± 0.3 pc)
Details
Radius1.5[5] R☉
Luminosity12.6[6] L☉
Temperature8,172[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)130[3] km/s
Age480[7] Myr
Other designations
2 Virginis, ξ Vir, BD+09° 2545, HD 102124, HIP 57328, HR 4515, SAO 119029.[8]

Xi Virginis (ξ Vir, ξ Virginis) is a solitary[9] star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.83.[2] The distance to this star is about 122 light years, as determined from parallax readings.[1]

Xi Virginis is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A4 V.[3] It has an estimated age of 480[7] million years and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 130 km/s.[3] It has about 150%[5] the Sun's radius and shines with 12.6[6] times the luminosity of the Sun.

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, arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, 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  2. 1 2 3 4 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (July 1995), "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 99: 135, Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A, doi:10.1086/192182.
  4. ↑ Wilson, R. E. (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C., Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  5. 1 2 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 367: 521–24, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289Freely accessible, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.
  6. 1 2 3 McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
  7. 1 2 Vican, Laura (June 2012), "Age Determination for 346 Nearby Stars in the Herschel DEBRIS Survey", The Astronomical Journal, 143 (6): 135, arXiv:1203.1966Freely accessible, Bibcode:2012AJ....143..135V, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/6/135.
  8. ↑ "ksi Vir -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2016-09-08.
  9. ↑ 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, arXiv:0806.2878Freely accessible, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
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