16 Lyncis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 06h 57m 37.10709s[1] |
| Declination | +45° 05′ 38.7404″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.90[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A2Vn[2] |
| B−V color index | 0.04[2] |
| Variable type | suspected |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −11.90±1[3] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −21.52±0.27[1] mas/yr Dec.: −3.12±0.17[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 13.54 ± 0.23 mas[1] |
| Distance | 241 ± 4 ly (74 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.56[4] |
| Details[5] | |
| Mass | 2.38 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 56[4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.02 cgs |
| Temperature | 10,395±353 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 229 km/s |
| Age | 181 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
16 Lyncis (16 Lyn) is the 4th magnitude and brightest star in the constellation Lynx. Located approximately 74 parsecs (240 ly) distant. It was also known as Psi-10 Aurigae (ψ10 Aur).
It is a A-type main-sequence star (A2Vn),[2] a star that is currently fusing its core hydrogen. The star is suspected of being slightly variable, but this has not been confirmed.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d "Psi10 Aurigae". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
- ^ a b Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.
- ^ David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015), "The Ages of Early-Type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets", The Astrophysical Journal, 804 (2): 146, arXiv:1501.03154, Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..146D, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146.
- ^ VSX (18 January 2010). "NSV 3293". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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