Delta Octantis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Octans |
| Right ascension | 14h 26m 55.23244s[1] |
| Declination | −83° 40′ 04.3868″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.31[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2III[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.45[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.31[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +4.60[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -96.12[1] mas/yr Dec.: -13.27[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 10.91 ± 0.14 mas[1] |
| Distance | 299 ± 4 ly (92 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.35 ± 0.09[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.06[5] M☉ |
| Radius | 24.61[5] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 271[2] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.89[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,311[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.42[5] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.1[7] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
δ Octantis, Latinised as Delta Octantis, has the distinction of being Saturn's southern pole star.[8] An orange giant of class K2III,[3] it has 1.2 times the mass of the Sun and about 25 times the Sun's radius. This star is about 4.3 billion years old, which is similar to the age of the Sun.[6]
Naming
[edit]In Chinese caused by adaptation of the European southern hemisphere constellations into the Chinese system, 異雀 (Yì Què), meaning Exotic Bird, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Octantis, ζ Apodis, ι Apodis, β Apodis, γ Apodis, δ1 Apodis, η Apodis, α Apodis and ε Apodis. Consequently, δ Octantis itself is known as 異雀五 (Yì Què wǔ, English: the Fifth Star of Exotic Bird).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Van Leeuwen, F. (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. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ 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. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H. 5050. Bibcode:1995yCat.5050....0H.
- ^ a b Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 42 (2): 443. Bibcode:2014JAVSO..42..443M.Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b c d e f Jofré, E.; Petrucci, R.; Saffe, C.; Saker, L.; Artur de la Villarmois, E.; Chavero, C.; Gómez, M.; Mauas, P. J. D. (2015). "Stellar parameters and chemical abundances of 223 evolved stars with and without planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 574: A50. arXiv:1410.6422. Bibcode:2015A&A...574A..50J. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424474. S2CID 53666931. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b da Silva, L.; et al. (November 2006), "Basic physical parameters of a selected sample of evolved stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 458 (2): 609–623, arXiv:astro-ph/0608160, Bibcode:2006A&A...458..609D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065105, S2CID 9341088
- ^ De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. S2CID 54046583. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ "Octans". UK Astronomy Society. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 29 日 Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
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