2MASS_J18082002−5104378 Latitude and Longitude:
Sky map 18h 08m 20.02s, −51° 04′ 37.8″
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2MASS J18082002−5104378 [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara [2]
Right ascension 18h 08m 20.02s
Declination −51° 04′ 37.8″
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.9 [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Subgiant / Red dwarf
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.672 [4]  mas/ yr
Dec.: −12.643 [4]  mas/ yr
Parallax (π)1.6775 ± 0.0397  mas [4]
Distance1,950 [5] [6] [7]  ly
(600  pc)
Details
A
Mass0.7599 ± 0.0001 [1]  M☉
Radius2.44 [4]  R☉
Luminosity5.311 [4]  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.0 [3]  cgs
Temperature5,440 ± 100 [3]  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-4.1 [3]  dex
Age13.535±0.002 [1]  Gyr
B
Mass0.14+0.06
−0.01 [1]  M☉
Age13.535±0.002 [1]  Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 6702907209758894848 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

2MASS J18082002−5104378 (abbreviated J1808−5104) is an ultra metal-poor (UMP) binary star system, in the constellation Ara, about 1,950 ly (600 pc) [5] [6] [7] from Earth, and is a single-lined spectroscopic binary (SB1). It is one of the oldest stars known, about 13.53 billion years old, possibly one of the first stars, a star made almost entirely of materials released from the Big Bang. A tiny unseen companion, a low-mass UMP star, is particularly unusual.

System

J1808−5104 is an ultra metal-poor (UMP) star, one that has a logarithmic metallicity [Fe/H] less than −4, or 1/ 10,000 th of the levels in the Sun. [8] It is a single-lined spectroscopic binary, with radial velocity variations in its spectral absorption lines interpreted as orbital motion of the visible star. The companion is invisible, but inferred from the orbit. [1]

J1808−5104 is the brightest UMP star, as a binary system, known, [8] and is part of the " thin disk" of the Milky Way, the part of the galaxy in which the Sun is located, but unusual for such a metal-poor and old star. [9] At 13.53  Gyr, the star is the oldest known thin-disk star, and several billion years older than most estimates for the age of the Milky Way's thin disk. [1]

Primary star

The primary component of the binary star system, 2MASS J18082002−5104378 A, is a subgiant, cooler than the Sun, but larger and more luminous. [3]

Secondary star

The secondary unseen companion, 2MASS J18082002−5104378 B, thought to be a red dwarf, [5] has an orbital period P = 34.757+0.010
−0.010 days and a mass of 0.14  M☉. [1] It is the first low-mass UMP star to be discovered, and one of the oldest stars in the universe, about 13.53 billion years old. [5] It is possibly one of the first stars, a star made almost entirely of materials released from the Big Bang. [1] [10] [11] [9] [12] [13] [14] [15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Schlaufman, Kevin C.; Thompson, Ian B.; Casey, Andrew R. (5 November 2018). "An ultra metal-poor star near the hydrogen-burning limit". The Astrophysical Journal. 867 (2): 98. arXiv: 1811.00549. Bibcode: 2018ApJ...867...98S. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aadd97. S2CID  54511945.
  2. ^ "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". DJM.cc. 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Meléndez, Jorge; Placco, Vinicius M.; Tucci-Maia, Marcelo; Ramírez, Iván; Li, Ting S.; Perez, Gabriel (2016). "2MASS J18082002-5104378: The brightest (V = 11.9) ultra metal-poor star". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 585: L5. arXiv: 1601.03462. Bibcode: 2016A&A...585L...5M. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527456. S2CID  119240055.
  4. ^ a b c d e 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.
  5. ^ a b c d e "One of Milky Way's oldest stars discovered". SciNews.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b Crockett, Christopher (12 November 2018). "Puny star might be [a] specimen from [the] early universe". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b Williams, Matt (9 November 2018). "Ancient star found that's only slightly younger than the universe itself". Universe Today. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b Ezzeddine, Rana; Frevbel, Anna (27 September 2018). "Revisiting the iron abundance in the hyper iron-poor star HE 1327−2326 with UV COS/HST data". The Astrophysical Journal. 863 (2): 168. arXiv: 1807.06153. Bibcode: 2018ApJ...863..168E. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aad3cb. S2CID  118918067.
  9. ^ a b Rosen, Jill (5 November 2018). "Johns Hopkins scientist finds elusive star with origins close to Big Bang" (Press release). Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 5 November 2018. The newly discovered star's composition indicates that, in a cosmic family tree, it could be as little as one generation removed from the Big Bang.
  10. ^ Wehner, Mike (5 November 2018). "Astronomers spot one of the oldest stars ever". BGR. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  11. ^ "A tiny old star has a huge impact". SpaceRef.com (Press release). Gemini Observatory. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.[ permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Johns Hopkins scientist finds elusive star with origins close to Big Bang" (Press release). Johns Hopkins University. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018 – via EurekAlert!.
  13. ^ Starr, Michelle (5 November 2018). "Astronomers have detected one of the oldest stars in the entire universe". ScienceAlert.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  14. ^ Irving, Michael (5 November 2018). "13.5 billion year old star was born just after the Big Bang - and it's in our neighborhood". NewAtlas.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  15. ^ Malewar, Amit (5 November 2018). "Johns Hopkins scientists may have found one of the universe's oldest stars - One of the universe's oldest stars". TechExplorist.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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