Iota Aquilae, Latinized from ι Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. It has the traditional name Al Thalimain /ælˌθælɪˈmeɪn/, which it shares with λ Aquilae. The name is derived from the Arabic term الظليمین al-ẓalīmayn meaning "The Two Ostriches".[10] With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.364,[2] this star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.34 ± 0.79 mas,[1] it is located at a distance of around 390 light-years (120 parsecs) from Earth. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by 0.15[6] from extinction caused by intervening gas and dust.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Right ascension | 19h 36m 43.27606s[1] |
| Declination | –01° 17′ 11.7611″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.364[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B5 III[3] |
| U−B color index | –0.428[2] |
| B−V color index | –0.083[2] |
| R−I color index | –0.08 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –21.4[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –0.87[1] mas/yr Dec.: –20.39[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.34 ± 0.79 mas[1] |
| Distance | 390 ± 40 ly (120 ± 10 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.01[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 4.8 ± 0.3[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 5.5 ± 0.5[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 851[6] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.64 ± 0.05[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 14,552[7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.09±0.04[5] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 55[8] km/s |
| Age | 100 ± 8[6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Although Iota Aquilae is listed in star catalogues as a giant star, calculations of its dimension show that in reality it is a main-sequence star.[11] It has nearly five times the mass of the Sun and five to six times the Sun's radius.[6] It is emitting 851[6] times the luminosity of the Sun from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 14,552 K,[7] giving it the blue-white hue of a B-type star. The projected rotational velocity of this star is 55 km/s.[8] Even though it is only around 100 million years old, it has already spent 91% of its allotted lifetime on the main sequence.[6]
Nomenclature
editIn Chinese, 右旗 (Yòu Qí), meaning Right Flag, refers to an asterism consisting of ι Aquilae, μ Aquilae, σ Aquilae, δ Aquilae, ν Aquilae, 42 Aquilae, HD 184701, κ Aquilae and 56 Aquilae.[12] Consequently, the Chinese name for ι Aquilae itself is 右旗五 (Yòu Qí wu, English: the Fifth Star of Right Flag.)[13]
This star, together with η Aql, θ Aql, δ Aql, κ Aql and λ Aql were once part of the obsolete constellation Antinous.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
- ^ a b c d Kozok, J. R. (September 1985), "Photometric observations of emission B-stars in the southern Milky Way", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 61: 387–405, Bibcode:1985A&AS...61..387K.
- ^ Lesh, Janet Rountree (December 1968), "The Kinematics of the Gould Belt: an Expanding Group?", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 17: 371, Bibcode:1968ApJS...17..371L, doi:10.1086/190179.
- ^ Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966), Batten, Alan Henry; Heard, John Frederick (eds.), "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities, in Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30", Determination of Radial Velocities and Their Applications, 30, University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union (published 1967): 57–63, Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
- ^ a b 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 i Lyubimkov, Leonid S.; et al. (June 2002), "Surface abundances of light elements for a large sample of early B-type stars - II. Basic parameters of 107 stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333 (1): 9–26, Bibcode:2002MNRAS.333....9L, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05341.x
- ^ a b Underhill, A. B.; et al. (November 1979), "Effective temperatures, angular diameters, distances and linear radii for 160 O and B stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 189 (3): 601–605, Bibcode:1979MNRAS.189..601U, doi:10.1093/mnras/189.3.601.
- ^ a b Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Hugo; Grosso, Monica (July 2002), "Rotational Velocities of B Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 573 (1): 359–365, Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A, doi:10.1086/340590.
- ^ "iot Aql -- Star in double system", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ "Patronage for Star #96165 | Patronize a star | OpenSea".
- ^ Kaler, James B., Al Thalimain (Iota Aquilae), university of Illinois, archived from the original on 2012-02-17, retrieved 2012-07-18
- ^ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ^ "AEEA 天文教育資訊網". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Star Tales – Antinous