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Suspected binary star in the constellation Ursa Minor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theta Ursae Minoris, Latinized from θ Ursae Minoris, is a suspected binary star system that is visible to the naked eye in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is roughly 860 light years from Earth with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.0.[2] The system is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −25 km/s.[5]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ursa Minor |
Right ascension | 15h 31m 25.05417s[1] |
Declination | +77° 20′ 57.6199″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.982[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K5-III CN0.5[3] |
B−V color index | +1.553[2] |
Variable type | suspected[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −25.3±0.5[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −47.55±0.37[1] mas/yr Dec.: +5.33±0.43[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.81 ± 0.37 mas[1] |
Distance | 860 ± 80 ly (260 ± 30 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.04[6] |
Details | |
Radius | 96[7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1,618[8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.44±0.23[9] cgs |
Temperature | 3,962±36[9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.18±0.06[9] dex |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This is a probable spectroscopic binary with two roughly equal components. [11] The spectrum matches a stellar classification of K5-III CN0.5,[3] which would normally indicate an evolved, orange-hued giant star of type K that has a mild overabundance of cyanogen in the outer atmosphere. The estimated diameter is around 96 times that of the Sun,[7] and it is radiating approximately 1,618[8] times the Sun's luminosity from an expanded photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,962 K.[9]
Photometry from the Hipparcos satellite mission shows that θ Ursae Minoris varies in brightness by a few hundredths of a magnitude. It is listed as NSV 20342 in the New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars.[12]
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