Theta_Boötis

Theta Boötis

Theta Boötis

Star in the northern constellation of Boötes

Theta Boötis, Latinized from θ Boötis, is a star in the northern constellation of Boötes the herdsman, forming a corner of the upraised left hand of this asterism.[13] It has the traditional name Asellus Primus (/əˈsɛləs ˈpraɪməs/; Latin for "first donkey colt")[13] and the Flamsteed designation 23 Boötis. Faintly visible to the naked eye, this star has a yellow-white hue with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.05.[2] It is located at a distance of 47 light years from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −10.6 km/s.[5]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

Properties

The stellar classification of Theta Boötis is F7 V,[2] matching an F-type main-sequence star. It is a solar-type star that may be near the end of its main sequence lifetime based on a high luminosity for a star of its type.[11] Theta Boötis is a suspected variable star[14] and a source of X-ray emission.[15] There is evidence for low amplitude radial velocity variation of about 5 km/s.[11] The star has a greater mass and a larger radius than the Sun. It is about 3–4 billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 29 km/s.[10] The star is radiating 4.1[9] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,294 K.[8]

There is a nearby 11th magnitude optical companion star about 70 arcseconds away. This is a class M2.5 red dwarf that is separated by a minimum of 1,000 AUs. It is uncertain whether they are gravitationally bound, but they do have a common motion through space and so the two stars probably share a common origin.[16][3]

Nomenclature

θ Boötis, along with the other Aselli (ι Boo and κ Boo) and λ Boo, were Aulād al Dhiʼbah (أولاد الضّباع - awlād al-ḍibā‘), "the Whelps of the Hyenas".[13]

In Chinese, 天枪 (Tiān Qiāng), meaning Celestial Spear, refers to an asterism consisting of θ Boötis, κ2 Boötis and ι Boötis.[17] Consequently, the Chinese name for θ Boötis itself is 天枪三 (Tiān Qiāng sān, English: the Third Star of Celestial Spear.)[18]

References

  1. [1]
    van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600
  2. [2]
    Malagnini, M. L.; Morossi, C. (November 1990), "Accurate absolute luminosities, effective temperatures, radii, masses and surface gravities for a selected sample of field stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 85 (3): 1015–1019, Bibcode:1990A&AS...85.1015M
  3. [3]
    Lépine, Sébastien; Bongiorno, Bethany (March 2007), "New Distant Companions to Known Nearby Stars. II. Faint Companions of Hipparcos Stars and the Frequency of Wide Binary Systems", The Astronomical Journal, 133 (3): 889–905, arXiv:astro-ph/0610605, Bibcode:2007AJ....133..889L, doi:10.1086/510333, S2CID 16800796.
  4. [4]
    Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M
  5. [5]
    Soubiran, C.; et al. (2018), "Gaia Data Release 2. The catalogue of radial velocity standard stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 616: A7, arXiv:1804.09370, Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...7S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832795, S2CID 52952408.
  6. [6]
    Holmberg, J.; et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 501 (3): 941–947, arXiv:0811.3982, Bibcode:2009A&A...501..941H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, S2CID 118577511.
  7. [7]
    Tokovinin, A.; Kiyaeva, O. (February 21, 2016), "Eccentricity distribution of wide binaries", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456 (2): 2070–2079, arXiv:1512.00278, Bibcode:2016MNRAS.456.2070T, doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2825.
  8. [8]
    Luck, R. Earle (January 2017), "Abundances in the Local Region II: F, G, and K Dwarfs and Subgiants", The Astronomical Journal, 153 (1): 19, arXiv:1611.02897, Bibcode:2017AJ....153...21L, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/21, S2CID 119511744, 21.
  9. [9]
    Boyajian, Tabetha S.; et al. (February 2012), "Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. I. Main-sequence A, F, and G Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 746 (1): 101, arXiv:1112.3316, Bibcode:2012ApJ...746..101B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/746/1/101, S2CID 18993744.. See Table 10.
  10. [10]
    Schröder, C.; Reiners, Ansgar; Schmitt, Jürgen H. M. M. (January 2009), "Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars. Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo" (PDF), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 493 (3): 1099–1107, Bibcode:2009A&A...493.1099S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810377[permanent dead link]
  11. [11]
    Rachford, Brian L.; Foight, Dillon R. (June 2009), "Chromospheric Variability in Early F-Type Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 698 (1): 786–802, arXiv:0904.1620, Bibcode:2009ApJ...698..786R, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/1/786, S2CID 693296.
  12. [12]
    "tet Boo". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. [13]
    Allen, R. H. (1963), Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.), New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc, p. 105, ISBN 0-486-21079-0, retrieved 2010-12-12.
  14. [14]
    Samus', N. N; Kazarovets, E. V; Durlevich, O. V; Kireeva, N. N; Pastukhova, E. N (2017), "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1", Astronomy Reports, 61 (1): 80, Bibcode:2017ARep...61...80S, doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085, S2CID 125853869.
  15. [15]
    Haakonsen, Christian Bernt; Rutledge, Robert E. (September 2009), "XID II: Statistical Cross-Association of ROSAT Bright Source Catalog X-ray Sources with 2MASS Point Source Catalog Near-Infrared Sources", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 184 (1): 138–151, arXiv:0910.3229, Bibcode:2009ApJS..184..138H, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/184/1/138, S2CID 119267456.
  16. [16]
    Kaler, James, "Asellus Primus", Stars, University of Illinois, retrieved 2016-01-07.
  17. [17]
    (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  18. [18]
    (in Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Theta_Boötis, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.