Delta Lupi
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Lupus |
Right ascension | 15h 21m 22.32168s[1] |
Declination | –40° 38′ 51.0738″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.22[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B1.5 IV[3] |
U−B color index | –0.910[4] |
B−V color index | –0.224[4] |
Variable type | β Cep[5] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +0.2[6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −19.49[1] mas/yr Dec.: −25.29[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.69 ± 0.54 mas[1] |
Distance | approx. 900 ly (approx. 270 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | –3.1[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 11.9 ± 0.2[7] M☉ |
Radius | 6.1[8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 10,000[7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.86[7] cgs |
Temperature | 22,908[7] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.25 ± 0.11[9] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 230[10] km/s |
Age | 15.4 ± 1.3[7] Myr |
Other designations | |
Delta Lupi (δ Lupi, δ Lup) is a star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Lupus. In traditional Chinese astronomy, it is "the 2nd (star) of the Cavalry Officer" (騎官二). With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.22,[2] it is the fourth-brightest star in the constellation. The distance to this star has been measured using the parallax technique, yielding an estimate of roughly 900 light-years with a 15% margin of error.[1]
The spectrum of this star matches a stellar classification of B1.5 IV,[3] which indicates this star has entered the subgiant stage and is in the process of evolving into a giant star. It is radiating around 10,000 times the luminosity of the Sun from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 23,000 K, giving it a blue-white hue. This star has nearly 12 times the mass of the Sun and is roughly 15 million years old.[7]
Delta Lupi is a Beta Cephei variable star that undergoes periodic pulsations. It has a single period of variability lasting 0.1655 days, or six cycles per day.[5] This is a proper motion member of the Upper-Centaurus Lupus sub-group in the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association, the nearest such co-moving association of massive stars to the Sun.[2]
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References
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