Mu1 Chamaeleontis

Summary

μ1 Chamaeleontis, Latinized as Mu1 Chamaeleontis, is a single[12] star in the southern circumpolar constellation Chamaeleon. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.53.[2] Based upon parallax measurements, it is located approximately 403 light-years away from the Sun.[1] The radial velocity is poorly constrained, but it appears to be drifting further away at the rate of about 16 km/s[5]

μ1 Chamaeleontis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Chamaeleon
Right ascension 10h 00m 43.7937s[1]
Declination −82° 12′ 52.8125″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.53[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 IV[3]
U−B color index +0.05[4]
B−V color index +0.03[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)16±10[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −26.011 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: +31.141 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)8.0957 ± 0.0795 mas[1]
Distance403 ± 4 ly
(124 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.23[2]
Details
Mass2.6[6] M
Radius3.66[7] R
Luminosity90.7[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.73[6] cgs
Temperature10,141+157
−240
[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.18[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)150[10] km/s
Other designations
μ1 Cha, CPD−81° 399, FK5 3980, HD 87971, HIP 49065, HR 3983, SAO 258554[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

This object has a stellar classification of A0 IV,[3] matching an A-type subgiant star. It has 2.6 times the mass of the Sun[6] and an effective temperature of 10,141 K,[9] giving a bluish white glow. Due to its slightly enlarged radius,[7] the star has a luminosity over 90 times that of the Sun[8] and spins rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 150 km/s.[10] Mu1 Chamaeleontis' metallicity – elements heavier than helium – is 66% that of the Sun.[6]

References edit

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  8. ^ a b McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (15 June 2017). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho–Gaia stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 471 (1): 770–791. arXiv:1706.02208. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.471..770M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1433. eISSN 1365-2966. ISSN 0035-8711.
  9. ^ a b Stassun, Keivan G.; et al. (9 September 2019). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (4): 138. arXiv:1905.10694. Bibcode:2019AJ....158..138S. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. ISSN 0004-6256.
  10. ^ a b Huang, Su-Shu (September 1953). "A Statistical Study of the Rotation of the Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 118: 285. Bibcode:1953ApJ...118..285H. doi:10.1086/145751. eISSN 1538-4357. ISSN 0004-637X.
  11. ^ "mu. Cha". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  12. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (11 September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. eISSN 1365-2966. ISSN 0035-8711.