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'''Nu Ophiuchi''' (ν Oph, ν Ophiuchi) is a [[star]] in the [[Celestial equator|equatorial]] [[constellation]] of [[Ophiuchus (constellation)|Ophiuchus]]. This star is sometimes called by the name '''Sinistra''', meaning ''left side'' in [[Latin]].<ref>http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Sinistra.html</ref> The [[apparent visual magnitude]] is +3.3,<ref name=sps1966/> making it one of the brighter members of this constellation. Based upon [[parallax]] measurements made during the [[Hipparcos]] mission, this star is located about {{convert|151|ly|pc|abbr=off|lk=on}} from [[Earth]].<ref name=aaa474_2_653/>
'''Nu Ophiuchi''' (ν Oph, ν Ophiuchi) is a [[star]] in the [[Celestial equator|equatorial]] [[constellation]] of [[Ophiuchus (constellation)|Ophiuchus]]. This star is sometimes called by the name '''Sinistra''', meaning ''left side'' in [[Latin]].<ref>http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Sinistra.html</ref> The [[apparent visual magnitude]] is +3.3,<ref name=sps1966/> making it one of the brighter members of this constellation. Based upon [[parallax]] measurements made during the [[Hipparcos]] mission, this star is located about {{convert|151|ly|pc|abbr=off|lk=on}} from [[Earth]].<ref name=aaa474_2_653/>


In [[Chinese language|Chinese]], the star is known as {{lang|zh|天市左垣}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán}}), meaning ''[[Heavenly Market enclosure|Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure]].'' This name refers to the star's inclusion in a constellation representing the eleven old states in China, wherein ν Ophiuchi is one of several marking the left borderline of the enclosure. The stars in this group include ν Ophiuchi, [[Delta Herculis|δ Herculis]], [[Lambda Herculis|λ Herculis]], [[Mu Herculis|μ Herculis]], [[Omicron Herculis|ο Herculis]], [[112 Herculis]], [[Zeta Aquilae|ζ Aquilae]], [[Theta1 Serpentis|θ<sup>1</sup> Serpentis]], [[Eta Serpentis|η Serpentis]], [[Xi Serpentis|ξ Serpentis]] and [[Eta Ophiuchi|η Ophiuchi]]<ref>{{zh icon}} ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.</ref>. Consequently, ν Ophiuchi itself is known as {{lang|zh|天市左垣九}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán jiǔ}}, {{lang-en|the Ninth Star of Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure}}), represent the state '''[[Yan (state)|Yan]]''' (燕)<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060623.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日]</ref><ref>{{zh icon}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/e_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm#HeavenlyMarketEnclosure English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name], Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>, together with [[Zeta Capricorni|ζ Capricorni]] in ''[[Girl (Chinese constellation)|Twelve States]]'' asterism.<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060704.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日]</ref>
In [[Chinese language|Chinese]], the star is known as {{lang|zh|天市左垣}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán}}), meaning ''[[Heavenly Market enclosure|Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure]].'' This name refers to the star's inclusion in a constellation representing the eleven old states in China, wherein ν Ophiuchi is one of several marking the left borderline of the enclosure. The stars in this group include ν Ophiuchi, [[Delta Herculis|δ Herculis]], [[Lambda Herculis|λ Herculis]], [[Mu Herculis|μ Herculis]], [[Omicron Herculis|ο Herculis]], [[112 Herculis]], [[Zeta Aquilae|ζ Aquilae]], [[Theta1 Serpentis|θ<sup>1</sup> Serpentis]], [[Eta Serpentis|η Serpentis]], [[Xi Serpentis|ξ Serpentis]] and [[Eta Ophiuchi|η Ophiuchi]]<ref>{{zh icon}} ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.</ref>. Consequently, ν Ophiuchi itself is known as {{lang|zh|天市左垣九}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán jiǔ}}, {{lang-en|the Ninth Star of Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure}}), and together with [[Zeta Capricorni|ζ Capricorni]] represents the state '''[[Yan (state)|Yan]]''' (燕)<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060623.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日]</ref><ref>{{zh icon}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/e_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm#HeavenlyMarketEnclosure English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name], Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>, in ''[[Girl (Chinese constellation)|Twelve States]]'' asterism.<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060704.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日]</ref>


[[File:Nu Ophiuchi and Companion.png|left|thumb|Illustration of the giant star Nu Ophiuchi and its brown dwarf companion]]
[[File:Nu Ophiuchi and Companion.png|left|thumb|Illustration of the giant star Nu Ophiuchi and its brown dwarf companion]]

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Nu Ophiuchi
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Ophiuchus constellation and its surroundings
Location of ν Ophiuchi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 17h 59m 01.59191s[1]
Declination −09° 46′ 25.0798″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +3.332[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 IIIa CN –1[3]
U−B color index +0.873[2]
B−V color index +0.999[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)12.95 ± 0.41[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –9.48[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –116.69[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.64 ± 0.26 mas[1]
Distance151 ± 2 ly
(46.2 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)–0.19[5]
Details
Mass3.04[6] M☉
Radius14[4] R☉
Luminosity123[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.7[4] cgs
Temperature4,928[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.02[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.1[4] km/s
Age330[6] Myr
Other designations
Sinistra, 64 Ophiuchi, BD–09 4632, FK5 673, HD 163917, HIP 88048, HR 6698, SAO 142004.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Nu Ophiuchi (ν Oph, ν Ophiuchi) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. This star is sometimes called by the name Sinistra, meaning left side in Latin.[8] The apparent visual magnitude is +3.3,[2] making it one of the brighter members of this constellation. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is located about 151 light-years (46 parsecs) from Earth.[1]

In Chinese, the star is known as 天市左垣 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán), meaning Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure. This name refers to the star's inclusion in a constellation representing the eleven old states in China, wherein ν Ophiuchi is one of several marking the left borderline of the enclosure. The stars in this group include ν Ophiuchi, δ Herculis, λ Herculis, μ Herculis, ο Herculis, 112 Herculis, ζ Aquilae, θ1 Serpentis, η Serpentis, ξ Serpentis and η Ophiuchi[9]. Consequently, ν Ophiuchi itself is known as 天市左垣九 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán jiǔ, Template:Lang-en), and together with ζ Capricorni represents the state Yan (燕)[10][11], in Twelve States asterism.[12]

Illustration of the giant star Nu Ophiuchi and its brown dwarf companion

Nu Ophiuchi has about three times the mass of the Sun and is roughly 330 million years old.[6] The spectrum of the star matches a stellar classification of K0 IIIa,[3] indicating it is a giant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence of stars like the Sun. Unusually, it displays an anomalously low abundance of cyanogen for a star of its type.[3] The star's outer envelope has expanded to around 14[4] times the Sun's radius and now radiates 123[6] times as much luminosity of the Sun. This energy is being emitted from its outer envelope at an effective temperature of 4,928 K,[6] giving it the cool, orange hue of a K-type star.[13]

This is not a binary star system in the sense of having a gravitationally-bound stellar companion.[14] However, in early 2004, a brown dwarf companion Nu Ophiuchi b was discovered. This sub-stellar companion has at least 21.9 times the mass of Jupiter and takes 536 days (1.47 years) to complete an orbit.[15] A second brown dwarf companion was discovered in 2010, orbiting further from the star with a period of 3,169 days (8.68 years).

The Nu Ophiuchi planetary system[15]
Companion
(in order from star) 		Mass Semimajor axis
(AU) 		Orbital period
(days) 		Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b ≥21.9 MJ ≥1.875 536 0.13 — —
c ≥24.5 MJ 5.88 3169 0.18 — —

This star is following an orbit through the galaxy that carries the star between 23.4–29.2 kly (7.2–9.0 kpc) from the Galactic Center. As a probable member of the Milky Way's thin disk population, it has a low orbital inclination that carries it no more than about 100 ly (31 pc) above the galactic plane.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina; et al. (1966), A System of photometric standards, vol. 1, Publicaciones Universidad de Chile, Department de Astronomy, pp. 1–17, Bibcode:1966PDAUC...1....1G
  3. ^ a b c Morgan, W. W.; Keenan, P. C. (1973), "Spectral Classification", Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 (1): 29, Bibcode:1973ARA&A..11...29M, doi:10.1146/annurev.aa.11.090173.000333
  4. ^ a b c d e f Massarotti, Alessandro; et al. (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 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Takeda, Yoichi; Sato, Bun'ei; Murata, Daisuke (2008), "Stellar parameters and elemental abundances of late-G giants", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 60 (4): 781–802, Bibcode:2008PASJ...60..781T {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Takeda, Yoichi; Sato, Bun'ei; Murata, Daisuke (2008), "Stellar Parameters and Elemental Abundances of Late-G Giants", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 60 (4): 781–802, arXiv:0805.2434, Bibcode:2008PASJ...60..781T
  7. ^ "64 Oph -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Object Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-02-19
  8. ^ http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Sinistra.html
  9. ^ Template:Zh icon 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  10. ^ Template:Zh icon AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日
  11. ^ Template:Zh icon English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  12. ^ Template:Zh icon AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日
  13. ^ "The Colour of Stars", Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, December 21, 2004, retrieved 2012-01-16
  14. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  15. ^ a b Mitchell, D. S.; Frink, S.; Quirrenbach, A.; Fischer, D. A.; Marcy, G. W.; Butler, R. P. (2003), "Four Substellar Companions Found Around K Giant Stars", American Astronomical Society Meeting 203, 203: 1234, Bibcode:2003AAS...203.1703M {{citation}}: More than one of |work= and |journal= specified (help)
  16. ^ Soubiran, C.; et al. (2008), "Vertical distribution of Galactic disk stars. IV. AMR and AVR from clump giants", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 480 (1): 91–101, Bibcode:2008A&A...480...91S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078788
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