Tau Pegasi

Tau Pegasi (τ Pegasi, abbreviated Tau Peg, τ Peg), formally named Salm /ˈsɑːm/[10] (a homophone with the planet Samh), is a 4.6 magnitude star in the constellation of Pegasus.

Tau Pegasi
Location of τ Pegasi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension  23h 20m 38.24188s[1]
Declination +23° 44′ 25.2098″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.58[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A5 Vp[3]
U−B color index +0.13[4]
B−V color index +0.17[4]
Variable type δ Sct[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+15.20 ± 1.6[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 29.45 ± 0.33[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –9.53 ± 0.27[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.17 ± 0.40[1] mas
Distance162 ± 3 ly
(49.6 ± 1.0 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.10[2]
Details
Mass2.14[7] M☉
Radius2.8[8] R☉
Luminosity32[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.88[9] cgs
Temperature7,709[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.28[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)149[7] km/s
Other designations
Salm, 62 Pegasi, BD+22°4810, FK5 880, GC 32503, HIP 115250, HR 8880, HD 220061, SAO 91186
Database references
SIMBADdata

Nomenclature

τ Pegasi (Latinised to Tau Pegasi) is the star's Bayer designation.

The star bore the traditional names Salm,[11] Kerb (or El Khereb) and Markab (often spelled Markeb[12]), a name shared with Alpha Pegasi, k Puppis and Kappa Velorum.[13] In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[14] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Salm for this star and Markeb for the component Kappa Velorum A, both on 5 September 2017. Markab had previously been approved for Alpha Pegasi on 30 June 2016. All three are now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[10]

In Chinese, 離宮 (Lì Gōng), meaning Resting Palace, refers to an asterism consisting of Tau Pegasi, Lambda Pegasi, Mu Pegasi, Omicron Pegasi, Eta Pegasi and Nu Pegasi.[15] Consequently, the Chinese name for Tau Pegasi itself is 離宮五 (Lì Gōng wǔ), "the Fifth Star of Resting Palace".[16]

Properties

Tau Pegasi belongs to spectral class A5 Vp,[3] making it an A-type main-sequence star.

This is a Delta Scuti variable star with a pulsation period of 0.94 hours. It is rotating rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 150 km s−1. Tau Pegasi is radiating nearly 30 times the luminosity of the Sun from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 7,762 K.[17]

References
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  15. (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.
  16. (in Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
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