82 Aquarii
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 23h 02m 32.55694s[1] |
| Declination | –06° 34′ 26.4458″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.15[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | giant |
| Spectral type | M2 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.90[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.58[2] |
| Variable type | suspected[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −3.59±0.17[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –7.224[1] mas/yr Dec.: –33.786[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.6764 ± 0.1715 mas[1] |
| Distance | 890 ± 40 ly (270 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Radius | 56.33+5.50 −7.78[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 692.8±37.1[1] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,946+305 −180[1] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
82 Aquarii is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 82 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.15,[2] which, according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, means it is a faint star that requires dark rural skies to view. The annual parallax shift of 82 Aquarii is 3.6764±0.1715 mas, which equates to a distance of roughly 890 light-years (270 parsecs) from Earth.[6] Because this star is positioned near the ecliptic, it is subject to lunar eclipses.[7]
This object is an aging red giant star currently on the asymptotic giant branch[8] with a stellar classification of M2 III,[3] having exhausted both the hydrogen and helium at its core and expanded to 56 times the Sun's radius.[1] It is a suspected variable star of unknown type that ranges in magnitude between 6.24 and 6.29.[4] The star is radiating 693 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,946 K.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ a b Kimeswenger, S.; et al. (January 2004), "J - K DENIS photometry of a VLTI-selected sample of bright southern stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 413 (3): 1037–1043, Bibcode:2004A&A...413.1037K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031576.
- ^ a b Samus, N. N.; et al. (2017), "General Catalogue of Variable Stars", Astronomy Reports, 5.1, 61 (1): 80–88, Bibcode:2017ARep...61...80S, doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085, S2CID 125853869.
- ^ "82 Aqr -- Variable Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ 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, S2CID 18759600.
- ^ Meyer, C.; et al. (1995), "Observations of lunar occultations at Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, 110: 107, Bibcode:1995A&AS..110..107M.
- ^ Eggen, Olin J. (July 1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", Astronomical Journal, 104 (1): 275–313, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239.
