Alpha Pegasi (α Pegasi, abbreviated Alpha Peg, α Peg), formally named Markab /ˈmɑːrkæb/,[14][15] is the third-brightest star in the constellation of Pegasus and one of the four stars in the asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 04m 45.65345s[1] |
| Declination | +15° 12′ 18.9617″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 2.48[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Giant star or main sequence star |
| Spectral type | B9V,[3] B9.5III,[4] B9III[5] A0 IV[6] |
| U−B color index | –0.06[2] |
| B−V color index | –0.04[2] |
| Variable type | suspected[7] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –2.2[8] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 60.40 ± 0.17[1] mas/yr Dec.: -41.30 ± 0.16[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 24.46 ± 0.19 mas[1] |
| Distance | 133 ± 1 ly (40.9 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | –0.718[9] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.5[10] M☉ |
| Radius | 4.62±0.29[11] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 165[12] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.98±0.25[11] cgs |
| Temperature | 10,100±100[11] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.28[13] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 130[11] km/s |
| Age | 200[10] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Properties
editAlpha Pegasi has a stellar classification of A0 IV, indicating that it is an A-type subgiant star that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and has evolved beyond the main sequence. Its spectrum has also been classified as B9V[3] and B9.5III.[4]
It is rotating rapidly, with a projected rotational velocity of 130 km/s giving a lower bound on the azimuthal velocity along the star's equator. The effective temperature of the photosphere is about 10,000 K and the star has expanded to nearly five times the radius of the Sun, emitting 165 times as much energy as the sun.
Nomenclature
editα Pegasi (Latinised to Alpha Pegasi) is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name Markab (or Marchab), which derived from an Arabic word مركب markab "the saddle of the horse", or is mistranscription of Mankib, which itself comes from an Arabic phrase منكب الفرس Mankib al-Faras "(the Star of) the Shoulder (of the Constellation) of the Horse" for Beta Pegasi.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[16] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN, which included Markab for this star.[17]
In Chinese, 室宿 (Shì Xiù), meaning Encampment, refers to an asterism consisting α Pegasi and β Pegasi.[18] Consequently, the Chinese name for α Pegasi itself is 室宿一 (Shì Xiù yī), "the First Star of Encampment".[19]
References
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- ^ "Markab". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995). "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 99: 135. Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A. doi:10.1086/192182.
- ^ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
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- ^ a b c d Gordon, Kathryn D.; Gies, Douglas R.; Schaefer, Gail H.; Huber, Daniel; Ireland, Michael (2019). "Angular Sizes, Radii, and Effective Temperatures of B-type Stars from Optical Interferometry with the CHARA Array". The Astrophysical Journal. 873 (1): 91. Bibcode:2019ApJ...873...91G. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab04b2.
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- ^ Gáspár, András; et al. (2016). "The Correlation between Metallicity and Debris Disk Mass". The Astrophysical Journal. 826 (2): 171. arXiv:1604.07403. Bibcode:2016ApJ...826..171G. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/826/2/171. S2CID 119241004.
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- ^ (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.
- ^ (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.