41 Capricorni is a binary star[7] system in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.24.[2] The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 19.06±0.29 mas,[1] is around 171 light years. It is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −45 km/s.[4]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 21h 28m 43.40070s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 48′ 25.8504″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.24[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0 III[3] |
| B−V color index | 0.991±0.002[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −45.1±1.3[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +134.83[1] mas/yr Dec.: −5.73[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 19.06 ± 0.29 mas[1] |
| Distance | 171 ± 3 ly (52.5 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.99[4] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.55[2] M☉ |
| Luminosity | 48.25[4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.05[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,910[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.01[5] dex |
| Age | 550[2] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is a yellow K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III.[3] At the age of around 550[2] million years it has become a red clump star,[8] which indicates it is generating energy via helium fusion at its core. It has an estimated 2.55[2] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 48[4] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,910 K.[5] The magnitude 11.5 companion lies at an angular separation of 5.5″, as of 2008.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Takeda, Yoichi; et al. (August 2008), "Stellar Parameters and Elemental Abundances of Late-G Giants", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 60 (4): 781–802, arXiv:0805.2434, Bibcode:2008PASJ...60..781T, doi:10.1093/pasj/60.4.781, S2CID 16258166.
- ^ a b Houk, Nancy; Smith-Moore, M. (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 4, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
- ^ a b c d e f Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b c d Soubiran, C.; et al. (June 2010), "The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 515: A111, arXiv:1004.1069, Bibcode:2010A&A...515A.111S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014247, S2CID 118362423.
- ^ "41 Cap". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ a b 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:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
- ^ Alves, David R. (August 2000), "K-Band Calibration of the Red Clump Luminosity", The Astrophysical Journal, 539 (2): 732–741, arXiv:astro-ph/0003329, Bibcode:2000ApJ...539..732A, doi:10.1086/309278, S2CID 16673121.