AH Scorpii
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Right ascension | 17h 11m 17.02114s[1] |
| Declination | −32° 19′ 30.7132″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.5 - 9.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M4-5 Ia-Iab[3] |
| B−V color index | +2.57[4] |
| Variable type | SRc[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −13.40 ± 2.4[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1.37[1] mas/yr Dec.: −2.37[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | −0.09 ± 0.57[1] mas |
| Distance | 7,400 ly (2,260[6] pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −5.8[7] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 1,411 ± 124[4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 330,000[4] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,682 ± 190[4] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
AH Scorpii is a red supergiant variable star located in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of the largest stars known stars at 1,411 R☉.
AH Sco is a semiregular variable star with a main period of 714 days. The total visual magnitude range is 6.5 - 9.6.[2] No long secondary periods have been detected.[8]
Modelling of AH Sco near maximum light has determined an effective temperature of 3,682 K and a luminosity of 330,000 L☉, giving a radius of 1,411 R☉.[4]
AH Sco is a dust-enshrouded red supergiant[9] with SiO, H2O, and OH masers in its oxygen-rich circumstellar material. VLBI measurements of the masers have provided an accurate distance of 2,260 parsecs. The masers were observed to be approaching the star at 13 km/s, indicating overall contraction at around phase 0.55 of the visual variations.[6]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
- 1 2 Kiss, L. L.; Szabó, Gy. M.; Bedding, T. R. (2006). "Variability in red supergiant stars: Pulsations, long secondary periods and convection noise". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 372 (4): 1721. arXiv:astro-ph/0608438
. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.372.1721K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10973.x. - 1 2 Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Arroyo-Torres, B.; Wittkowski, M.; Marcaide, J. M.; Hauschildt, P. H. (2013). "The atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of the red supergiants AH Scorpii, UY Scuti, and KW Sagittarii". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 554: A76. arXiv:1305.6179. Bibcode:2013A&A...554A..76A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220920.
- ↑ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
- 1 2 Chen, Xi; Shen, Zhi-Qiang (2008). "VLBI Observations of SiO Masers around AH Scorpii". The Astrophysical Journal. 681 (2): 1574–1583. arXiv:0803.1690. Bibcode:2008ApJ...681.1574C. doi:10.1086/588186.
- ↑ Baudry, A.; Le Squeren, A. M.; Lepine, J. R. D. (1977). "The supergiant OH stars S Per and AH SCO - Conditions for OH emission in circumstellar envelopes". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 54: 593. Bibcode:1977A&A....54..593B.
- ↑ Percy, John R.; Sato, Hiromitsu (2009). "Long Secondary Periods in Pulsating Red Supergiant Stars". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 103: 11. Bibcode:2009JRASC.103...11P.
- ↑ Van Loon, J. Th.; Cioni, M.-R. L.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Loup, C. (2005). "An empirical formula for the mass-loss rates of dust-enshrouded red supergiants and oxygen-rich Asymptotic Giant Branch stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 438: 273. arXiv:astro-ph/0504379. Bibcode:2005A&A...438..273V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042555.
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