39_Arietis

39 Arietis

39 Arietis

Star in the constellation Aries

39 Arietis (abbreviated 39 Ari), officially named Lilii Borea /ˈlɪliaɪ ˈbɔːriə/,[7] is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.5.[2] The distance to this star, as determined from an annual parallax shift of 19.01 mas,[1] is approximately 172 light-years (53 parsecs). This star was formerly located in the obsolete constellation Musca Borealis.

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Nomenclature

39 Arietis is the star's Flamsteed designation.

This star was described as Lilii Borea by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1757,[8][9] as a star of the now-defunct constellation of Lilium (the Lily). The words are simply the Latin phrase Līliī Boreā 'in the north of Lilium'. Līliī Austrīnā /ɔːˈstraɪnə/ 'in the south of Lilium' was 41 Arietis.

In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[10] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Lilii Borea for this star on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[7]

In Chinese, 胃宿 (Wèi Su), meaning Stomach, refers to an asterism consisting of 39 Arietis, 35 Arietis and 41 Arietis.[11] Consequently, the Chinese name for 39 Arietis itself is 胃宿二 (Wèi Su èr, English: the Second Star of Stomach).[12]

Properties

39 Arietis is a giant star with a stellar classification of K1.5 III.[3] It is currently at an evolutionary stage known as the red clump, indicating that it is generating energy through the fusion of helium at its core.[5] It has 1.6[5] times the mass of the Sun, but its outer envelope has expanded to around 11[3] times the Sun's radius. It shines with 56 times the luminosity of the Sun.[4] This energy is being radiated into outer space from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4,603 K,[4] giving it the cool orange-hued glow of a K-type star.[13]

See also

References

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