Alpha Microscopii

α Microscopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 20h 49m 58.0821s[1]
Declination −33° 46 47.000[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.88 to 4.94[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G7III[1]
U−B color index +0.73[3]
B−V color index +1.00[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14.5 ± 0.9[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 3.71[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −20.19[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.62 ± 0.71[1] mas
Distance380 ± 30 ly
(116 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.45 ± 0.20[4]
Details
Mass3.13 ± 0.18[4] M
Radius16.4 ± 1.6[4] R
Luminosity160[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.47 ± 0.07[4] cgs
Temperature4,923[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.03[4] dex
Age0.36 ± 0.07[4] Gyr
Other designations
α Mic, Alpha Microscopii, Alpha Mic, HJ 5224A, CCDM J20500-3347A, CD−34 14660, CPD−34 8799, GC 29026, HD 198232, HIP 102831, HR 7965, IDS 20437-3409 A, PPM 300665, SAO 212472, WDS 20500-3347A.[1][6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Alpha Microscopii (Alpha Mic, α Microscopii, α Mic) is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Microscopium.[1] It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 4.88 and 4.94.[2]

This star has an optical visual companion, CCDM J20500-3347B, of apparent visual magnitude 10.0 approximately 20.4 arcseconds away at a position angle of 166°.[6] It has no physical connection to the star described above.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * alf Mic -- Star in double system, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  2. 1 2 NSV 13329, database entry, New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars, the improved version, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  3. 1 2 HR 7965, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 da Silva, L.; et al. (November 2006), "Basic physical parameters of a selected sample of evolved stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 458 (2): 609–623, arXiv:astro-ph/0608160Freely accessible, Bibcode:2006A&A...458..609D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065105
  5. 1 2 Alpha Mic, Jim Kaler, Stars. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 Entry 20500-3347, The Washington Double Star Catalog Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., United States Naval Observatory. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
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