Nu2 Boötis
 ν1 (right) and ν2 (left) Boötis in optical light | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes[1] |
| Right ascension | 15h 31m 46.983s[2] |
| Declination | +40° 53′ 57.61″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.02[3] (5.80 + 5.80)[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A5 V[5] |
| U−B color index | +0.11[3] |
| B−V color index | +0.07[3] |
| R−I color index | 0.04 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −16.6±3.7[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −22.887 mas/yr[2] Dec.: −12.041 mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 7.3894±0.1816 mas[7] |
| Distance | 440 ± 10 ly (135 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.59[1] |
| Orbit[8] | |
| Period (P) | 9.026±0.017 yr |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 0.0615±0.0007″ |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.006±0.015 |
| Inclination (i) | 109.7±1.2° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 199.4±0.9° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 2000.75±0.24 |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 293±9° |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.84±0.11[9] M☉ |
| Radius | 6.21+1.07 −0.81[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 135±3[7] L☉ |
| Temperature | 7894+574 −600[7] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 217[9] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| ν2 Boo, ψ Her, 53 Boötis, BD+41°2611, GC 20883, HD 138629, HIP 76041, HR 5774, SAO 45590, ADS 9688, CCDM 15318+4054, WDS J15318+4054AB[10] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Data sources: | |
| Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) | |
Nu2 Boötis is a white-hued binary star[11] system in the northern constellation of Boötes. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from ν2 Boötis, and abbreviated Nu2 Boo or ν2 Boo. This system is faintly visible to the naked eye as a point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.02.[3] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.86 mas as seen from the Earth,[2] it is located approximately 441 light-years (135 pc) light years from the Sun. The system is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −16.6 km/s.[6]
This stellar pair have a nearly circular orbit with a period of nine years and a semimajor axis of 0.0615 arc seconds.[11] They are both of visual magnitude 5.80 and display a similar spectrum, with the primary, component A, being an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A5 V.[5] This has been identified as an A-type shell star, suggesting there is a circumstellar disk of gas orbiting one or both stars.[12] There are two other stars that appear close to the pair, termed C and D, but they are physically unrelated.[13]
Ptolemy considered Nu Boötis to be shared by Hercules, and Bayer assigned it a designation in both constellations: Nu Boötis (ν Boo) and Psi Herculis (ψ Her). When the modern constellation boundaries were fixed in 1930, the latter designation dropped from use.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ 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. XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ a b c d Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Hartkopf, W. I.; et al. (June 30, 2006), Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars, United States Naval Observatory, archived from the original on 2017-08-01, retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "nu02 Boo", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hauck, B.; Jaschek, C. (February 2000), "A-shell stars in the Geneva system", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 354: 157–162, Bibcode:2000A&A...354..157H.
- ^ Hutter, D. J.; et al. (2021), "Surveying the Bright Stars by Optical Interferometry. III. A Magnitude-limited Multiplicity Survey of Classical Be Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 257 (2): 69, arXiv:2109.06839, Bibcode:2021ApJS..257...69H, doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac23cb, S2CID 237503492.
- ^ Ridpath, Ian, "Bayer's Uranometria and Bayer letters", Star Tales, archived from the original on 2019-03-15, retrieved 2012-05-18.
External links
[edit]- Hoffleit; et al. (1991), "HR 5774", Bright Star Catalogue (5th Revised ed.), retrieved 2017-09-13.
- "Nu2 Boötis", Aladin previewer, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-09-12.
