Theta Apodis (θ Apodis, θ Aps) is a variable star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Apus. It is a variable star with an apparent visual magnitude range of 4.65 to 6.20,[3] which, according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, means it is a faint star but visible to the naked eye from dark suburban skies. The distance to Theta Apodis is approximately 350 light-years (110 parsecs), based upon parallax measurements made from the Gaia telescope.[6] It is unusual in that it is a red star with a high proper motion (greater than 50 milliarcseconds a year).[10]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Apus |
| Right ascension | 14h 05m 19.87784s[1] |
| Declination | −76° 47′ 48.3204″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.65 - 6.20[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M7 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.07[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.48[4] |
| Variable type | SRb[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +9.0[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −83.823[6] mas/yr Dec.: −34.694[6] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.2261 ± 0.6873 mas[6] |
| Distance | 350 ± 30 ly (108 ± 8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.7[3] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.9[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 208[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3,748[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | −0.086[8] cgs |
| Temperature | 3,131[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.20[7] dex |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an evolved red giant that is currently on the asymptotic giant branch,[12] with a stellar classification of M7 III.[3] It shines with a luminosity approximately 3879 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3,131 K.[8] It is a semiregular pulsating variable and its brightness changes over a range of 0.56 magnitudes with a period of 119[3] days. A longer period of around 1,000 days has also been detected.[11] It is losing mass at the rate of 1.1 × 10−7 times the mass of the Sun per year through its stellar wind. Dusty material ejected from this star is interacting with the surrounding interstellar medium, forming a bow shock as the star moves through the galaxy. The stand-off distance for this front is located at about 0.134 ly (0.041 pc) from Theta Apodis.[12]
Theta Apodis has been identified as an astrometric binary, indicating that it has an orbiting companion that causes gravitational perturbation of the primary star.[13]
References
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- ^ a b Wisse, P. N. J. (May 1981), "Three colour observations of southern red variable giant stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 44: 273–303, Bibcode:1981A&AS...44..273W.
- ^ Feast, M. W.; Woolley, R.; Yilmaz, N. (1972), "The kinematics of semi-regular red variables in the solar neighbourhood", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 158: 23–46, Bibcode:1972MNRAS.158...23F, doi:10.1093/mnras/158.1.23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Anders, F.; Khalatyan, A.; Chiappini, C.; Queiroz, A. B.; Santiago, B. X.; Jordi, C.; Girardi, L.; Brown, A. G. A.; Matijevič, G.; Monari, G.; Cantat-Gaudin, T.; Weiler, M.; Khan, S.; Miglio, A.; Carrillo, I.; Romero-Gómez, M.; Minchev, I.; De Jong, R. S.; Antoja, T.; Ramos, P.; Steinmetz, M.; Enke, H. (2019). "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia DR2 stars brighter than G = 18". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 628: A94. arXiv:1904.11302. Bibcode:2019A&A...628A..94A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935765. S2CID 131780028.
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- ^ "tet Aps -- Semi-regular pulsating Star", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ Jiménez-Esteban, F. M.; Caballero, J. A.; Dorda, R.; Miles-Páez, P. A.; Solano, E. (2012). "Identification of red high proper-motion objects in Tycho-2 and 2MASS catalogues using Virtual Observatory tools". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 539: 12. arXiv:1201.5315. Bibcode:2012A&A...539A..86J. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118375. S2CID 53404166.
- ^ a b Moon, T. T. (2008). "Combining Visual and Photoelectric Observations of Semiregular Red Variables". Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 36 (1): 77. arXiv:0711.4873. Bibcode:2008JAVSO..36...77M.
- ^ a b Cox, N. L. J.; et al. (January 2012), "A far-infrared survey of bow shocks and detached shells around AGB stars and red supergiants", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 537: A35, arXiv:1110.5486, Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..35C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117910, S2CID 56041336. See table 1, IRAS 14003-7633.
- ^ 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.