4 Equulei is a binary star system in the constellation of Equuleus, located about 3° to the east of Alpha Equulei.[9] With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.94,[2] it is just barely visible to the naked eye under good seeing conditions. The system shows an annual parallax shift of 20.44 mas as measured from Earth's orbit, which yields a distance estimate of about 160 light years. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −13 km/s.[5]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Equuleus |
| Right ascension | 21h 05m 26.71378s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 57′ 29.5655″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.94[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F8 V[3] + ? |
| U−B color index | 0.20[4] |
| B−V color index | 0.538[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −12.7±0.3[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −128.69[1] mas/yr Dec.: −113.60[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 20.44 ± 1.68 mas[1] |
| Distance | 160 ± 10 ly (49 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.52[2] |
| Orbit[2] | |
| Period (P) | 1975.76±0.94 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.3937±0.0047 |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 51004.2 ± 4.2 HJD |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 14.22±0.83° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 10.585±0.061 km/s |
| Details[6] | |
| Mass | 1.39+0.09 −0.03 M☉ |
| Radius | approx 1.2[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 4.98[5] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 43.80±0.06 cgs |
| Temperature | 6213±63 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.18±0.05 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 6.2±1.0[2] km/s |
| Age | 3.07+0.35 −0.44 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 5.4093 ± 0.0026 years (1,975.76 ± 0.94 d) and an eccentricity of 0.39. The value of a sin i[10] for the primary is (264.4±1.6)×106 km, providing a lower bound for the semimajor axis.[2] Griffin (2011) noted that the mass of the secondary component is likely to be at least equal to that of the Sun, which, for an ordinary main sequence star, should make it visible in the spectrum. The lack of significant ultraviolet emission appears to rule out a white dwarf companion. Instead, the secondary may consist of a binary pair of low mass dwarfs.[9]
The visible component is an F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F8 V.[3] The spectrum of the star is unusual for its near absence of lithium.[11] With an estimated age of about three billion years, it has 1.4[6] times the mass of the Sun and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 6 km/s.[2] It is radiating five[5] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 6,213 K.[6] 4 Equulei is not known to harbor a planet.[11] It has a magnitude 12.4 companion star located, as of 2012, at an angular separation of 30.70 arcseconds along a position angle of 301°.[12]
References
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- ^ a b Takeda, Yoichi; et al. (February 2005), "High-Dispersion Spectra Collection of Nearby F--K Stars at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory: A Basis for Spectroscopic Abundance Standards", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 57 (1): 13–25, Bibcode:2005PASJ...57...13T, doi:10.1093/pasj/57.1.13.
- ^ "4 Equulei, a white main-sequence star in Equuleus", Ashland Astronomy Studio, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2012-08-19
- ^ a b c d 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 Ramírez, I.; et al. (September 2012), "Lithium Abundances in nearby FGK Dwarf and Subgiant Stars: Internal Destruction, Galactic Chemical Evolution, and Exoplanets", The Astrophysical Journal, 756 (1): 46, arXiv:1207.0499, Bibcode:2012ApJ...756...46R, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/756/1/46, S2CID 119199829.
- ^ "HIP 104101", Wolfram Alpha, retrieved 2012-08-19
- ^ "4 Equ". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b Griffin, R. F. (October 2011), "Spectroscopic binary orbits from photoelectric radial velocities - Paper 220: 60 Piscium, 27 Arietis, EZ Ursae Majoris, and 4 Equulei", The Observatory, 131 (5): 294−314, Bibcode:2011Obs...131..294G.
- ^ Where a is the actual semimajor axis and i is the orbital inclination.
- ^ a b Israelian, G.; Santos, N. C.; Mayor, M.; Rebolo, R. (July 2003), "New measurement of the 6Li/7Li isotopic ratio in the extra-solar planet host star HD 82943 and line blending in the Li 6708 Å region", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 405: 753−762, arXiv:astro-ph/0304358, Bibcode:2003A&A...405..753I, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030591, S2CID 14065163.
- ^ Mason, B. D.; et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466–3471, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M, doi:10.1086/323920