κ Phoenicis, Latinized as Kappa Phoenicis, is a single[9] star in the southern constellation of Phoenix. It is visible to the naked eye as a white-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.94.[2] The distance to this star is approximately 77.7 light years based on parallax,[1] and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +11 km/s.[4] It is a member of the Castor Moving Group of co-moving stars.[10]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 12.20183s[1] |
| Declination | −43° 40′ 47.3929″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.94[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A5IVn[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.11[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.17[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +11.30[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +106.20[1] mas/yr Dec.: +32.15[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 42.00 ± 0.15 mas[1] |
| Distance | 77.7 ± 0.3 ly (23.81 ± 0.09 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.05[3] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.74[5] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.03+0.10 −0.19[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 10.7±0.1[6] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.30[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 7,320+369 −176[6] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.04[3] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 245.0[7] km/s |
| Age | 348[5] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| ARICNS | data |
This object has a stellar classification of A5IVn,[3] which matches the spectrum of an A-type subgiant star with "nebulous" lines due to rapid rotation. It is 348[5] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 245 km/s.[7] The star has 1.7[5] times the mass of the Sun and 2.0[6] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 10.7[6] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,320 K.[6] The star displays an infrared excess that matches the signature of a debris disk orbiting 9 AU from the host star with a temperature of 170 K.[11]
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. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b Evans, D. S. (1967). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". Determination of Radial Velocities and Their Applications. 30: 57. Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
- ^ a b c d e David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015). "The Ages of Early-Type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 804 (2): 146. arXiv:1501.03154. Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..146D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146. S2CID 33401607. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b Glebocki, R.; Gnacinski, P. (2005). "Catalog of Stellar Rotational Velocities". VizieR On-Line Data Catalog: III/244. Originally Published in: 2005csss...13..571G. 3244. Bibcode:2005yCat.3244....0G. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ "kap Phe". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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- ^ Vereshchagin, S. V.; Chupina, N. V. (2015). "Details of the spatial structure and kinematics of the Castor and Ursa Major streams". Baltic Astronomy. 24 (4): 421–425. arXiv:1603.03159. Bibcode:2015BaltA..24..421V. doi:10.1515/astro-2017-0244. S2CID 20622147.
- ^ Cotten, Tara H.; Song, Inseok (July 2016). "A Comprehensive Census of Nearby Infrared Excess Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 225 (1): 24. arXiv:1606.01134. Bibcode:2016ApJS..225...15C. doi:10.3847/0067-0049/225/1/15. S2CID 118438871. 15.