2 Sextantis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 09h 38m 27.28962s[1] |
| Declination | +04° 38′ 57.4461″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.68[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | giant |
| Spectral type | K3 III[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.310±0.033[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +44.61±0.23[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −163.18[1] mas/yr Dec.: −50.88[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 11.04 ± 0.27 mas[1] |
| Distance | 295 ± 7 ly (91 ± 2 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.10[3] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.32[2] M☉ |
| Radius | 24[4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 190.5[2] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.09±0.22[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,188±33[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.30±0.09[5] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.0[4] km/s |
| Age | 4.58[2] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
2 Sextantis is a single[7] star that is now in the equatorial constellation Hydra, located around 295 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.68.[2] This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +44.6 km/s.[4] It has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.173″ per year.[8]
This is a giant star with a stellar classification of K3 III,[2] which, at the age of 4.58[2] billion years old, has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence. The star has 1.32[2] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 24[4] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 190.5[2] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,188 K.[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", The Astronomical Journal, 150 (3): 88, arXiv:1507.01466, Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, S2CID 118505114.
- ^ 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 Massarotti, Alessandro; et al. (January 2008), "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 Hipparcos Giants and the Role of Binarity", The Astronomical Journal, 135 (1): 209–231, Bibcode:2008AJ....135..209M, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209.
- ^ a b Prugniel, Ph.; et al. (July 2011), "The atmospheric parameters and spectral interpolator for the MILES stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A165, arXiv:1104.4952, Bibcode:2011A&A...531A.165P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116769, S2CID 54940439.
- ^ "2 Sex". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lépine, Sébastien; Shara, Michael M. (March 2005), "A Catalog of Northern Stars with Annual Proper Motions Larger than 0.15" (LSPM-NORTH Catalog)", The Astronomical Journal, 129 (3): 1483–1522, arXiv:astro-ph/0412070, Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1483L, doi:10.1086/427854, S2CID 2603568.