| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 21h 25m 16.95755s [1] |
| Declination | −03° 33′ 24.2964″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.48 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K4III [3] |
| B−V color index | 1.451±0.011 [2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −24.5±2 [4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −12.061
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −69.973 [1] mas/ yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.8747 ± 0.2182 mas [1] |
| Distance | 410 ± 10
ly (127 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.11 [2] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 28.01+1.09 −2.12 [1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 203.4±6.4 [1] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.79 [5] cgs |
| Temperature | 4119+165 −78 [1] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.08 [5] dex |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
21 Aquarii is a single [6] star in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. 21 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.49. [2] This object is a member of the HR 1614 moving group, [7] and is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −24.5 km/s. [4]
This object is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K4 III. [3] As a result of having exhausted the hydrogen at its core, it has expanded to 27 [1] times the radius of the Sun. The star is radiating 203 [1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,120 K. [1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv: 1108.4971, Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A, doi: 10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999). "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars". Michigan Spectral Survey. 5. Bibcode: 1999MSS...C05....0H.
- ^ a b Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication. Bibcode: 1953GCRV..C......0W.
- ^ a b McWilliam, Andrew (December 1990). "High-resolution spectroscopic survey of 671 GK giants. I - Stellar atmosphere parameters and abundances". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 74: 1075–1128. Bibcode: 1990ApJS...74.1075M. doi: 10.1086/191527.
- ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869. arXiv: 0806.2878. Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.
- ^ Eggen, Olin J.; Iben, Icko Jr. (April 1991), "First giant branch and asymptotic giant branch stars in nearby aggregates", Astronomical Journal, 101: 1377–1407, Bibcode: 1991AJ....101.1377E, doi: 10.1086/115773.
