Zeta Corvi

Zeta Corvi


The location of Zeta Corvi (ζ) in the constellation of Corvus (shown as a red target's bullseye).

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 12h 20m 33.64200s[1]
Declination −22° 12 57.2410[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.21[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Be star
Spectral type B8V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-6.40 ± 4.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -108.97 ± 0.22 mas/yr
Dec.: -27.31 ± 0.11 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.85 ± 0.22 mas
Distance420 ± 10 ly
(127 ± 4 pc)
Details
Luminosity154 L
Temperature10695 K
Other designations
Zeta Corvi, HD 107348, HR 4696, HIP 60189

Zeta Corvi (ζ Crv, ζ Corvi) is a star in the constellation Corvus. It is a blue-white main sequence star of apparent magnitude 5.21. Located around 420 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 154 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 10,695 K.[2] It is a Be star, the presence of hydrogen emission lines in its spectrum indicating it has a circumstellar disk. It is separated by 7 arcseconds from the star HR 4691. The two may be an optical double or a true multiple star system, with a separation of at least 50,000 astronomical units and the stars taking 3.5 million years to orbit each other. HR 4691 is itself double, composed of an ageing yellow-orange giant whose spectral type has been calculated at K0 or G3, and an F-type main sequence star.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 basic query result — Object query : HD 107348
  2. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
  3. Kaler, James B. (Jim) (26 April 2013), "Zeta Corvi", Stars, University of Illinois, retrieved 18 March 2015
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