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Star in the constellation Ophiuchus
74 Ophiuchi
Location of 74 Ophiuchi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000
Equinox J2000
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Right ascension
18h 20m 52.06435s
[1]
Declination
03° 22′ 37.7817″
[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
4.85
[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type
G8III
[3]
U−B
color index
+0.61
[4]
B−V
color index
+0.91
[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv ) +4.35
[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)
RA: −7.646
[1]
mas /
yr
Dec.: +12.546
[1]
mas /
yr
Parallax (π) 13.7320 ± 0.2060
mas
[1]
Distance 238 ± 4
ly (73 ± 1
pc )
Absolute magnitude (MV ) 0.34
[2]
Details
Mass 2.38
[6]
M ☉
Radius 10.52+0.32 −1.04
[1]
R ☉
Luminosity 66.0± 1.2
[1]
L ☉
Surface gravity (log g ) 2.70
[6]
cgs
Temperature 5,073+271 −76
[1]
K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.21
[6]
dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i ) 0.0
[5] km/s
Age 1.73
[7]
Gyr
Other designations
74 Oph ,
BD +03°3680 ,
FK5 1476,
GC 25036,
GJ 9615 A,
HD 168656,
HIP 89918,
HR 6866,
SAO 123377,
CCDM J18209+0323A ,
WDS J18209+0323A
[8]
Database references
SIMBAD
data
74 Ophiuchi is a suspected
binary star
[9] in the
equatorial
constellation of
Ophiuchus , near the border with
Serpens Cauda . It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued point of light with a combined
apparent visual magnitude of 4.85.
[2] The system is located at a distance of 238
light years from the Sun based on
parallax ,
[1] and is drifting further away with a
radial velocity of +4.4 km/s.
[5]
The primary member, designated component A, is an aging
giant star with a
stellar classification of G8III
[3] and an estimated age of 1.73
[7] billion years. Having exhausted the hydrogen supply at its
core , the star has expanded to 10.5
[1] times the
Sun's radius . It is a
red clump giant,
[10] which means it is on the
horizontal branch and is generating energy through
helium fusion at its core. The star has 2.4
[6] times the
mass of the Sun and is radiating 66
[1] times the
Sun's luminosity from its swollen
photosphere at an
effective temperature of around 5,073 K.
[1]
The magnitude 11.5 secondary, component B, lies at an
angular separation of 28.1″ from the primary, as of 2008.
[9] A
visual companion , component C, is magnitude 12.28 and has a separation of 57.9″ .
[11]
References
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"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 .
^
a
b
c 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 .
Vizier catalog entry
^
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 Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers . 42 (2): 443.
Bibcode :
2014JAVSO..42..443M .
Vizier catalog entry
^
a
b
c Massarotti, Alessandro; Latham, David W.; Stefanik, Robert P.; Fogel, Jeffrey (2008).
"Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 Hipparcos Giants and the Role of Binarity" . The Astronomical Journal . 135 (1): 209–231.
Bibcode :
2008AJ....135..209M .
doi :
10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209 .
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a
b
c
d Reffert, Sabine; et al. (2015). "Precise radial velocities of giant stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 574 : A116.
arXiv :
1412.4634 .
Bibcode :
2015A&A...574A.116R .
doi :
10.1051/0004-6361/201322360 .
hdl :
10722/215277 .
S2CID
59334290 .
Vizier catalog entry
^
a
b Luck, R. Earle (2015). "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants". Astronomical Journal . 150 (3). 88.
arXiv :
1507.01466 .
Bibcode :
2015AJ....150...88L .
doi :
10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88 .
S2CID
118505114 .
^
"74 Oph" .
SIMBAD .
Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^
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 .
^ Alves, David R. (August 2000). "K-Band Calibration of the Red Clump Luminosity". The Astrophysical Journal . 539 (2): 732–741.
arXiv :
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Bibcode :
2000ApJ...539..732A .
doi :
10.1086/309278 .
S2CID
16673121 .
^ Mason, Brian D.; et al. (2001).
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Bibcode :
2001AJ....122.3466M .
doi :
10.1086/323920 .
Vizier catalog entry