Upsilon Pegasi, Latinised from υ Pegasi, is a star within the great square[10] in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It has the proper name Alkarab /ˈælkəræb/.[11] This object has a yellow-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.40.[2] It is located at a distance of approximately 170 light-years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −8.6 km/s.[5] The star is moving through the galaxy at a speed of 50.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected galactic orbit carries it between 18,600 and 26,300 light-years from the center of the galaxy.[6]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 25m 22.78350s[1] |
| Declination | +23° 24′ 14.7606″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.40[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Hertzsprung gap[3] |
| Spectral type | F8III[4] |
| U−B color index | +0.14[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.61[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −8.59[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +192.19[1] mas/yr Dec.: +36.12[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 19.14 ± 0.18 mas[1] |
| Distance | 170 ± 2 ly (52.2 ± 0.5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.83[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.17[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 5.97+0.36 −0.19[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 43.2±0.8[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.22[7] cgs |
| Temperature | 6,061+97 −176[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.01[6] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 73.4[3] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This object is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of F8III.[4] It is currently in the Hertzsprung gap and is a source of X-ray emission.[3] The star has 2.2[7] times the mass of the Sun and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 73.4 km/s.[3] It has an iron abundance of −0.01 dex, or 97.7% of the Sun's. Upsilon Pegasi has six times the girth of the Sun and is radiating 43 times the Sun's luminosity at an effective temperature of 6,061 K.[8]
Nomenclature edit
υ Pegasi is the star's Bayer designation. The star bore the traditional Arabic name Al Karab ("the Bucket-rope").[12] In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[13] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Alkarab for this star on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[11]
References edit
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- ^ a b c d Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- ^ a b c d Schröder, C.; Reiners, Ansgar; Schmitt, Jürgen H. M. M. (January 2009), "Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars. Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo" (PDF), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 493 (3): 1099–1107, Bibcode:2009A&A...493.1099S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810377[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Gray, R. O.; Napier, M. G.; Winkler, L. I. (2001). "The Physical Basis of Luminosity Classification in the Late A-, F-, and Early G-Type Stars. I. Precise Spectral Types for 372 Stars". The Astronomical Journal. 121 (4): 2148. Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2148G. doi:10.1086/319956.
- ^ a b Massarotti, Alessandro; Latham, David W.; Stefanik, Robert P.; Fogel, Jeffrey (2008). "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 Hipparcos Giants and the Role of Binarity". The Astronomical Journal. 135: 209–231. Bibcode:2008AJ....135..209M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209.
- ^ a b c 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 c Allende Prieto, C.; Lambert, D. L. (1999). "Fundamental parameters of nearby stars from the comparison with evolutionary calculations: Masses, radii and effective temperatures". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 352: 555–562. arXiv:astro-ph/9911002. Bibcode:1999A&A...352..555A. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ups Peg". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ Harrington, Philip S. (2010). Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs. Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 9781139493680.
- ^ a b "Naming Stars". IAU.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963) [1899]. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. p. 329. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.
- ^ "IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)". Retrieved 22 May 2016.