Omicron Aquarii

Omicron Aquarii, Latinized from ο Aquarii, is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. Visible to the naked eye, it has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.71.[2] Parallax measurements put it at a distance of roughly 440 light-years (130 parsecs) from Earth.[1]

Omicron Aquarii
Location of ο Aquarii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension  22h 03m 18.84403s[1]
Declination –02° 09′ 19.3067″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.71[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B7 IVe[3]
U−B color index –0.39[2]
B−V color index –0.11[2]
Variable type γ Cas[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+11.0[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +24.66[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –11.16[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.49 ± 0.23[1] mas
Distance440 ± 10 ly
(134 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.89[6]
Details
Radius4.3[7] R☉
Luminosity340[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.13[8] cgs
Temperature13,464 ± 164[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.16[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)282 ± 20[9] km/s
Other designations
ο Aqr, 31 Aquarii, BD–02 5681, FK5 3765, HD 209409, HIP 108874, HR 8402, SAO 145837.[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

It has the traditional star name Kae Uh, from the Chinese 蓋屋 (Mandarin pronunciation Gài Wū).[11] In Chinese astronomy, 蓋屋 is the rooftop, an asterism consisting of ο Aquarii and 32 Aquarii.[12] Consequently, the Chinese name for ο Aquarii itself is 蓋屋一 (Gài Wū yī, English: the First Star of Roofing.)[13]

The spectrum of Omicron Aquarii fits a stellar classification of B7 IVe;[3] the luminosity class of IV suggests that this is a subgiant star that is exhausting the supply of hydrogen at its core and is in the process of evolving into a giant star. The 'e' suffix on the class indicates that the spectrum shows emission lines of hydrogen, thus categorizing this as a Be star. Omicron Aquarii is rotating rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 205 km/s.[14] The rotation rate along the equator may be as high as 77% of the critical rotation velocity, with the axis of rotation being inclined by around 70° ± 20°. The emission lines are being generated by a decreted circumstellar disk of hot hydrogen gas.[9]

It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type[4] variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.68 to +4.89.[15]

References
  1. van Leeuwen, F. (November 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. Feinstein, A.; Marraco, H. G. (November 1979), "The photometric behavior of Be Stars", Astronomical Journal, 84: 1713–1725, Bibcode:1979AJ.....84.1713F, doi:10.1086/112600.
  3. Lesh, Janet Rountree (December 1968). "The Kinematics of the Gould Belt: an Expanding Group?". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 17: 371. Bibcode:1968ApJS...17..371L. doi:10.1086/190179.
  4. "omi Aqr", General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, retrieved 2012-07-03. Note: type = GCAS.
  5. Wielen, R.; et al. (1999), Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part I. Basic fundamental stars with direct solutions, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg, Bibcode:1999VeARI..35....1W.
  6. 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.
  7. Underhill, A. B.; et al. (November 1979), "Effective temperatures, angular diameters, distances and linear radii for 160 O and B stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 189: 601–605, Bibcode:1979MNRAS.189..601U, doi:10.1093/mnras/189.3.601.
  8. Soubiran, C.; Le Campion, J.-F.; Cayrel de Strobel, G.; Caillo, A. (June 2010), "The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 515: A111, arXiv:1004.1069, Bibcode:2010A&A...515A.111S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014247.
  9. Meilland, A.; Millour, F.; Kanaan, S.; Stee, Ph.; Petrov, R.; Hofmann, K.-H.; Natta, A.; Perraut, K. (February 2012), "First spectro-interferometric survey of Be stars. I. Observations and constraints on the disk geometry and kinematics", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 538: A110, arXiv:1111.2487, Bibcode:2012A&A...538A.110M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117955.
  10. "omi Aqr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  11. Allen, R. H. (1963), Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.), New York: Dover Publications Inc, p. 53, ISBN 0-486-21079-0, retrieved 2010-12-12.
  12. (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.
  13. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 16 日
  14. Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Hugo; Grosso, Monica (July 2002), "Rotational Velocities of B Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 573 (1): 359–365, Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A, doi:10.1086/340590.
  15. Ruban, E. V.; et al. (September 2006), "Spectrophotometric observations of variable stars", Astronomy Letters, 32 (9): 604–607, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..604R, doi:10.1134/S1063773706090052.
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