4 Aquarii

4 Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 20h 51m 25.74827s[1]
Declination −05° 37 35.8719[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.99[2]
(6.40 / 7.43)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F5IV-V[2]
B−V color index 0.46[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-21.50[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 95.47[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 1.78[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)16.47 ± 0.59[1] mas
Distance198 ± 7 ly
(61 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.07
Orbit[3]
Period (P)199.8 ± 3.0 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.844 ± 0.015″
Eccentricity (e)0.526 ± 0.014
Inclination (i)65.13 ± 0.70°
Longitude of the node (Ω)173.36 ± 0.86°
Periastron epoch (T)B 1896.99 ± 0.81
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
47.9 ± 2.4°
Details
Mass1.61 / 1.33[5] M
Rotation213.39 km/s[2]
Other designations
BD-06° 5604, HD 198571, SAO 144877, WDS J2051.4-0538, HIP 102945, HR 7982.
Database references
SIMBAD4 Aqr
4 Aqr A
4 Aqr B

4 Aquarii (abbreviated 4 Aqr) is a binary star in the constellation Aquarius. 4 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation. Located approximately 60.72 parsecs (198.0 ly) distant, the combined apparent magnitude of the system is 5.99.[2] The spectral type of the primary star is F5IV-V, meaning that it is either a subgiant or a main-sequence star of spectral type F.

References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "* 4 Aqr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars". United States Naval Observatory. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  5. Tokovinin, Andrei (2014). "From Binaries to Multiples. II. Hierarchical Multiplicity of F and G Dwarfs". The Astronomical Journal. 147 (4): 87. arXiv:1401.6827. Bibcode:2014AJ....147...87T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/147/4/87.
Sources

Bartkevičius, A.; Gudas, A. (2002). "Kinematics of Hipparcos Visual Binaries. II. Stars with Ground-Based Orbital Solutions". Baltic Astronomy. 11: 153–203. Bibcode:2002BaltA..11..153B.



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