27_Lyncis

27 Lyncis

27 Lyncis

Star in the constellation Lynx

27 Lyncis is a single[6] star in the northern constellation of Lynx. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.78.[2] This object is located around 250 light years away from the Sun, as determine from parallax measurements.[1] It is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of +11 km/s.[2]

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

This is an ordinary A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A2 V,[3] which indicates it is generating energy through hydrogen fusion at its core. It is 157[4] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 183.[4] The star has 2.24[4] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 65[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,014 K.[4] X-ray emission is being detected near these coordinates, which may be coming from an undetected companion or a background source.[7]

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    Cowley, A.; et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal, 74: 375–406, Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..375C, doi:10.1086/110819.
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    Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (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, S2CID 14878976.
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    De Rosa, R. J.; et al. (July 2011), "The Volume-limited A-Star (VAST) survey - I. Companions and the unexpected X-ray detection of B6-A7 stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 415 (1): 854–866, arXiv:1103.4363, Bibcode:2011MNRAS.415..854D, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18765.x, S2CID 84181878.
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