| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 36m 56.92983s [1] |
| Declination | +00° 49′ 25.8758″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.33 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G9 III [3] |
| U−B color index | +0.76 [2] |
| B−V color index | +1.00 [2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 1.79±0.16 [4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +1.76
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: +43.37 [1] mas/ yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.97 ± 0.22 mas [1] |
| Distance | 182 ± 2
ly (55.6 ± 0.7 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.59 [5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.58 [5] M☉ |
| Radius | 11 [4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 56 [4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.7 [4] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,842 [4] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.34 [4] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.0 [4] km/s |
| Age | 4.12±2.08 [6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Upsilon Leonis (υ Leo) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Leo. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.33. [2] The distance to this star, as determined using parallax measurements, [1] is about 182 light years. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an estimated extinction factor of 0m.02 because of interstellar dust. [5]
With an age of around 4 billion years, this star has evolved into a G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G9 III. [3] It has 2.6 times the Sun's mass, [5] but has expanded to 11 times the solar radius and shines with 56 times the luminosity of the Sun at an effective temperature of 4,842 K. [4] The rate of rotation is too small to be measured, with a projected rotational velocity of 0.0 km/s. [4] The chemical abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium, what astronomers term the star's metallicity, is less than half that in the Sun. [4] It is most likely a member of the galactic thin disk population. [6]
Planetary system
In 2021, a gas giant planet was detected by radial velocity method. [8]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass |
Semimajor axis ( AU) |
Orbital period ( days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | >0.51+0.06 −0.26 MJ |
1.18+0.11 −0.32 |
385.2+2.8 −1.3 |
0.320+0.134 −0.218 |
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References
- ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv: 0708.1752, Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
- ^ a b c d Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data, SIMBAD, Bibcode: 1986EgUBV........0M.
- ^ a b Buscombe, W. (1962), "Spectral classification of Southern fundamental stars", Mount Stromlo Observatory Mimeogram, 4: 1, Bibcode: 1962MtSOM...4....1B.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Massarotti, Alessandro; et al. (January 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, S2CID 121883397.
- ^ a b c d Takeda, Yoichi; et al. (February 2005), "Stellar Parameters and Photospheric Abundances of Late-G Giants: Properties of the Targets of the Okayama Planet Search Program", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 57 (1): 109–125, Bibcode: 2005PASJ...57..109T, doi: 10.1093/pasj/57.1.109.
- ^ a b Soubiran, C.; et al. (March 2008), "Vertical distribution of Galactic disk stars. IV. AMR and AVR from clump giants", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 480 (1): 91–101, arXiv: 0712.1370, Bibcode: 2008A&A...480...91S, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078788, S2CID 16602121.
- ^ "* ups Leo". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ a b Teng, Huan-Yu; Sato, Bun'ei; Takarada, Takuya; Omiya, Masashi; Harakawa, Hiroki; Izumiura, Hideyuki; Kambe, Eiji; Takeda, Yoichi; Yoshida, Michitoshi; Itoh, Yoichi; Ando, Hiroyasu; Kokubo, Eiichiro (2022), "Regular radial velocity variations in nine G- and K-type giant stars: Eight planets and one planet candidate", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 74: 92–127, arXiv: 2112.07169, doi: 10.1093/pasj/psab112
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