54 Arietis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 03h 08m 21.10890s[1] |
| Declination | +18° 47′ 42.1886″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.27[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | AGB[3] |
| Spectral type | M0 III[4] |
| B−V color index | 1.560±0.014[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +44.32±0.22[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +38.133[1] mas/yr Dec.: −14.295[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 4.3947 ± 0.1037 mas[1] |
| Distance | 740 ± 20 ly (228 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.54[5] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 40.7+3.0 −2.6[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 387±11[1] L☉ |
| Temperature | 4013+137 −141[1] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
54 Arietis is a star in the northern zodiac constellation of Aries. 54 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is a challenge to view with the naked eye even under good viewing conditions, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.27.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.39 mas, it is located approximately 740 light-years (230 parsecs) distant from Earth, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +44 km/s.[1] The brightness of the star is diminished by 0.15[7] in magnitude from extinction caused by interstellar gas and dust. The star is positioned near the ecliptic and thus is subject to lunar occultations.[8]
This is an aging red giant star with a stellar classification of M0 III[4] that is currently evolving along the asymptotic giant branch.[3] Having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core, the star has expanded to 41[1] times the Sun's radius. It varies slightly in brightness, with a periodicity of 6.2 days and an amplitude change of 0.0096 in magnitude.[4] On average it is radiating 387[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,013 K.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b Argue, A. N. (1966), "UBV photometry of 550 F, G and K type stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 133: 475–493, Bibcode:1966MNRAS.133..475A, doi:10.1093/mnras/133.4.475.
- ^ a b Eggen, Olin J. (July 1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", Astronomical Journal, 104 (1): 275–313, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239.
- ^ a b c Koen, Chris; Eyer, Laurent (March 2002), "New periodic variables from the Hipparcos epoch photometry", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 331 (1): 45–59, arXiv:astro-ph/0112194, Bibcode:2002MNRAS.331...45K, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05150.x.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "54 Ari". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ Famaey, B.; et al. (January 2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430: 165–186, arXiv:astro-ph/0409579, Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.
- ^ Eitter, J. J.; Beavers, W. I. (June 1979), "Lunar occultation summary. III", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 40: 475–486, Bibcode:1979ApJS...40..475E, doi:10.1086/190595. See event #419 for example.
