Theta Capricorni

Theta Capricorni
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Capricornus constellation and its surroundings
Location of θ Capricorni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 21h 05m 56.82783s[1]
Declination −17° 13′ 58.3021″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.07[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1 V[3]
U−B color index +0.01[2]
B−V color index −0.01[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +79.33[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −62.01[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.11 ± 0.28[1] mas
Distance162 ± 2 ly
(49.7 ± 0.7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.60[5]
Details[6]
Mass2.24 M☉
Radius2.7[7] R☉
Luminosity65[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.19±0.14 cgs
Temperature10,001±340 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.26[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)104 km/s
Age152 Myr
Other designations
θ Cap, 23 Cap, BD−17° 6174, FK5 1552, HD 200761, HIP 104139, HR 8075, SAO 164132[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Theta Capricorni, Latinized from θ Capricorni, is a white-hued star in the southern constellation of Capricornus, located about a half degree south of the ecliptic.[10] Sometimes, this star is called by the name Dorsum,[11] meaning the back (of the goat) in Latin. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.07.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 20.11 mas as seen from the Earth,[1] the star is about 162 light years from the Sun.

This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V.[3] Radial velocity variations indicate it may be a binary star system,[12] but when the system was examined in the infrared, no companion was detected.[13] Theta Capricorni has an estimated 2.24[6] times the mass of the Sun and around 2.7[7] times the Sun's radius. It is 152 million years old and is spinning fairly rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 104 km/s.[6] It is radiating 65[8] times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 10,000 K.[6]

Chinese name

In Chinese, 十二國 (Shíer Guó), meaning Twelve States, refers to an asterism which represents twelve ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, consisting of θ Capricorni, φ Capricorni, ι Capricorni, 38 Capricorni, 35 Capricorni, 36 Capricorni, χ Capricorni, 30 Capricorni, 33 Capricorni, ζ Capricorni, 19 Capricorni, 26 Capricorni, 27 Capricorni, 20 Capricorni, η Capricorni and 21 Capricorni.[14] Consequently, θ Capricorni itself is known as 秦一 (Qin yī, English: the First Star of Qin), meaning that this star (together with 30 Capricorni[15]) and δ Serpentis in Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure (asterism)[16]) represents the state Qin (秦) (or Tsin)[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99), Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. 1 2 Cowley, A.; et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal, 74: 375–406, Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..375C, doi:10.1086/110819.
  4. ↑ Wilson, R. E. (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Carnegie Institution for Science, Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W, LCCN 54001336.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 3 4 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.
  7. 1 2 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics (3rd ed.), 367: 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.
  8. 1 2 McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
  9. ↑ "tet Cap -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-05-15.
  10. ↑ Kaler, James B. (September 12, 2008), "Theta Capricorni", Stars, University of Illinois, retrieved 2017-05-09.
  11. ↑ "Dorsum", www.constellationsofwords.com, retrieved 2017-05-16.
  12. ↑ Lagrange, A.-M.; et al. (February 2009), "Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A-F type stars. VI. High precision RV survey of early type dwarfs with HARPS", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 495 (1): 335–352, arXiv:0809.4636, Bibcode:2009A&A...495..335L, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810105.
  13. ↑ Ehrenreich, D.; et al. (November 2010), "Deep infrared imaging of close companions to austral A- and F-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 523: A73, arXiv:1007.0002, Bibcode:2010A&A...523A..73E, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014763.
  14. ↑ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  15. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
  16. ↑ "LacusCurtius • Allen's Star Names — Serpens".
  17. ↑ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), "Capricornus", Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Dover, retrieved 2017-05-09.
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