Λ_Coronae_Borealis

Lambda Coronae Borealis

Lambda Coronae Borealis

Yellow-white hued star in the constellation Corona Borealis

Lambda Coronae Borealis, its name Latinised from λ Coronae Borealis, is a single[10] star in the northern constellation of Corona Borealis. In publications it is also identified as HR 5936 and HD 142908. It has a yellow-white hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.43.[2] The star is located at a distance of 136 light years based on parallax,[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −12 km/s.[5]

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

The stellar classification of Lambda Coronae Borealis is F2 IV-V,[3] which means it is somewhat hotter than the sun and shows spectral features intermediate between a main sequence and subgiant star. It has an estimated age of 1.4 billion years with a relatively high projected rotational velocity of 76 km/s.[8] The star has 1.6[7] times the mass of the Sun and 2.1[1] times the Sun's radius. Based on the amount of iron in the atmosphere, the elemental abundances are similar to those in the Sun.[7] It is radiating 9.4[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,991 K.[7]

The star displays an infrared excess with a signature that indicates a pair of circumstellar disks of dusty debris are orbiting the star. A blackbody fit to the higher temperature signal gives a temperature of 320 K with an orbital distance of 2.20 AU. The cooler outer disk is orbiting 144.07 AU from the star with a temperature of 40 K.[11]

A magnitude 11.44 visual companion was discovered by W. Herschel in 1782. As of 2015, it was located at an angular separation of 90.6″ from the brighter component, along a position angle of 68°.[12]

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