56 Aquarii, abbreviated 56 Aqr, is a star in the constellation of Aquarius. 56 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It is a sixth magnitude star, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.36,[2] and thus is a challenge to view with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.07 mas,[1] it is located around 643 light years from the Earth. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.12 due to interstellar dust.[7] The star is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −28 km/s.[5] It is a candidate runaway star showing a transverse peculiar velocity of 213.87 km/s.[9]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 30m 17.35070s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 35′ 08.6467″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.36[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[3] |
| Spectral type | B8 II[4] |
| B−V color index | −0.047±0.007[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −27.6±1.2[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +35.275[1] mas/yr Dec.: −33.214[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.0725 ± 0.0758 mas[1] |
| Distance | 643 ± 10 ly (197 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.05[2] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.37±0.14[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.8[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 184.5+43.5 −35.2[3] L☉ |
| Temperature | 11,912+83 −82[3] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 23[3] km/s |
| Age | 292[7] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Houk and Smith-Moore (1978) gave this star a stellar classification of B8 II,[4] matching a B-type bright giant. In contrast, Cowley et al. (1969) found a class of B8 Vs,[10] corresponding to a B-type main-sequence star with narrow ("sharp") absorption lines due to a relatively low projected rotation. Zorec and Royer (2012) modeled it as a dwarf star that is 67% of the way through its main sequence lifespan. It is a chemically peculiar mercury-manganese star, showing abnormally strong absorption lines of mercury and magnesium with weak lines of helium.[11] The star has 3.4[3] times the mass of the Sun and about 2.8[6] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 185[3] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 11,912 K.[3]
References
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- ^ 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 d e f g h Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 537: A120, arXiv:1201.2052, Bibcode:2012A&A...537A.120Z, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, S2CID 55586789.
- ^ 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 Gontcharov, G. A. (2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065, ISSN 1063-7737, S2CID 119231169.
- ^ a b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367 (2): 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
- ^ a b Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2012), "Spatial distribution and kinematics of OB stars", Astronomy Letters, 38 (11): 694–706, arXiv:1606.09028, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..694G, doi:10.1134/S1063773712110035, S2CID 119108982.
- ^ "56 Aqr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ Mdzinarishvili, T. G.; Chargeishvili, K. B. (February 2005), "New runaway OB stars with HIPPARCOS", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431 (2): L1–L4, Bibcode:2005A&A...431L...1M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200400134.
- ^ Cowley, A.; et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal, 74: 375–406, Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..375C, doi:10.1086/110819.
- ^ Saffe, C.; et al. (October 2011), "Upper Main Sequence Stars with Anomalous Abundances. The HgMn stars HR 3273, HR 8118 HR 8567 and HR 8937", Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica, 47: 219–234, Bibcode:2011RMxAA..47..219S.