Summary
134 Tauri is a single[9] star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.89,[2] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.11±0.33 mas,[1] is around 249 light years. The star is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of +20.5 km/s, having made its closest approach some three million years ago at a distance of 107 ly (32.7 pc).[2]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 05h 49m 32.92974s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 39′ 04.7582″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.89[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9 IV[3] |
| B−V color index | −0.068±0.004[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +20.5±0.1[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −22.98[1] mas/yr Dec.: −18.22[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 13.11 ± 0.33 mas[1] |
| Distance | 249 ± 6 ly (76 ± 2 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.48[2] |
| Details[5] | |
| Mass | 2.99 M☉ |
| Radius | 3.3[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 78.3+4.5 −8.8[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.02±0.14 cgs |
| Temperature | 11,150±379 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 26 km/s |
| Age | 248 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an MK-standard star with a stellar classification of B9 IV,[3] matching a subgiant star that is evolving away from the main sequence having exhausted the hydrogen at its core. It has a low projected rotational velocity[3] of 26 km/s.[5] The star is about 248 million years old with three[5] times the mass of the Sun and approximately 3.3 times the Sun's radius.[6] It is radiating around 78[7] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 11,150 K.[5]
References edit
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- ^ a b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 367 (3rd ed.): 521–24, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
- ^ a b Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (January 2012), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 537: A120, arXiv:1201.2052, Bibcode:2012A&A...537A.120Z, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691, S2CID 55586789.
- ^ "134 Tau". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ Chini, R.; et al. (2012), "A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity of high-mass stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424 (3): 1925–1929, arXiv:1205.5238, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.424.1925C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21317.x, S2CID 119120749.