Epsilon Pyxidis (ε Pyxidis) is quadruple[11] star system in the southern constellation of Pyxis. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.60.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.39 mas as seen from Earth,[1] it is located around 212 light years from the Sun. The system is deemed to be a member of the Sirius supercluster of stars that share a common motion through space.[5]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Right ascension | 09h 09m 56.41024s[1] |
| Declination | −30° 21′ 55.4460″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.60[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A4 IV[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.16[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.16[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −9.7±0.3[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1.93[1] mas/yr Dec.: −48.99[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 15.39 ± 0.30 mas[1] |
| Distance | 212 ± 4 ly (65 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +2.00[5] |
| Details | |
| ε Pyx A | |
| Mass | 2.07[6] M☉ |
| Luminosity | 19[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.26[8] cgs |
| Temperature | 6368±1806[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.04[8] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 108.3±0.3[9] km/s |
| Age | 560[6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The primary, component A, is a white-hued A-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of A4 IV.[3] It is a microvariable, showing a 0.0056 change in magnitude with a frequency of 0.16245 times per day.[12] Epsilon Pyxidis has been catalogued as an Am star,[2] although this remains uncertain.[13] It has double[6] the mass of the Sun and radiates 19[7] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,368 K.[8]
In addition to a close companion of unknown type at an angular separation of 0.17 arc seconds, the primary shares an orbit with a binary star system, components B and C, that lie at an angular separation of 17.8 arc seconds. At the estimated distance of this system, this corresponds to a projected separation of around 1,150 AU.[6] The B/C pair consist of visual magnitude 10.5 and 10.8 stars with a mean separation of 0.3 arc seconds.[11] They have estimated mass of 90% and 95% that of the Sun, respectively.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Mendoza, E. E.; et al. (June 1978), "UBVRI photometry of 225 AM stars", Astronomical Journal, 83: 606–614, Bibcode:1978AJ.....83..606M, doi:10.1086/112242.
- ^ a b Houk, Nancy (1979), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 3, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1982mcts.book.....H.
- ^ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ a b Eggen, Olin J. (August 1998), "The Sirius Supercluster and Missing Mass near the Sun", The Astronomical Journal, 116 (2): 782–788, Bibcode:1998AJ....116..782E, doi:10.1086/300465.
- ^ a b c d e De Rosa, R. J.; et al. (2013), "The VAST Survey – III. The multiplicity of A-type stars within 75 pc", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437 (2): 1216, arXiv:1311.7141, Bibcode:2014MNRAS.437.1216D, doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1932.
- ^ a b 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, S2CID 118665352.
- ^ a b c d Casagrande, L.; et al. (2011), "New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s). Improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 530 (A138): 21, arXiv:1103.4651, Bibcode:2011A&A...530A.138C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201016276, S2CID 56118016.
- ^ Díaz, C. G.; et al. (July 2011), "Accurate stellar rotational velocities using the Fourier transform of the cross correlation maximum", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A143, arXiv:1012.4858, Bibcode:2011A&A...531A.143D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201016386, S2CID 119286673.
- ^ "eps Pyx". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
- ^ Koen, Chris; Eyer, Laurent (2002), "New periodic variables from the Hipparcos epoch photometry", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 331 (1): 45–59, arXiv:astro-ph/0112194, Bibcode:2002MNRAS.331...45K, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05150.x, S2CID 10505995.
- ^ Renson, P.; Manfroid, J. (May 2009), "Catalogue of Ap, HgMn and Am stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 498 (3): 961–966, Bibcode:2009A&A...498..961R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810788.