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Star in the constellation Virgo
69 Virginis is a single
[10]
star in the
zodiac
constellation of
Virgo , located about 259
light years away. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint orange-hued star with an
apparent visual magnitude of 4.76,
[2] although it is a suspected
variable that may range in magnitude from 4.75 down to 4.79.
[11] This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric
radial velocity of −13 km/s.
[5] The light from this star is
polarized due to intervening
interstellar dust .
[12]
This is an
evolved
K-type
giant star with a
stellar classification of K0 III-IIIb CN1.5 CH0.5 ,
[3] showing overabundances of CN and CH molecules in the
spectrum . It is a
red clump giant, which indicates is on the
horizontal branch generating energy via
helium fusion at its core.
[13] The star is about 288 million years old with 3.5
[6] times the
mass of the Sun and 15
[7] times the
Sun's radius . It is radiating 87
[7] times the
Sun's luminosity from its enlarged
photosphere at an
effective temperature of 4,909 K.
[6]
References
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arXiv :
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Bibcode :
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doi :
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S2CID
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Bibcode :
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S2CID
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arXiv :
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Bibcode :
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doi :
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S2CID
14878976 .
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Bibcode :
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doi :
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S2CID
125853869 .
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Bibcode :
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S2CID
16673121 .