Υ1_Centauri

Upsilon<sup>1</sup> Centauri

Upsilon1 Centauri

Star in the constellation Centaurus

Upsilon1 Centauri, Latinized from υ1 Centauri, is a single[8] star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has a blue-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.87.[2] The distance to this object is approximately 427 light years based on parallax,[1] and is receding with a radial velocity of +9 km/s.[4] It is a member of the Lower Centaurus Crux group of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.[2]

For other stars with this Bayer designation, see υ Centauri.
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

The stellar classification of this object is B2 IV/V,[2] matching a massive B-type star with a luminosity class displaying mixed traits of a main sequence and a subgiant star. It is 13[5] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 124 km/s.[4] The star has 7.9[5] times the mass of the Sun and 3.7[6] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 1,884[2] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 21,411 K.[6]

References

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    van Leeuwen, F. (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. Vizier catalog entry
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    Hiltner, W. A.; et al. (July 1969), "MK Spectral Types for Bright Southern OB Stars", Astrophysical Journal, 157: 313–326, Bibcode:1969ApJ...157..313H, doi:10.1086/150069.
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    Jilinski, E.; et al. (March 2006), "Radial velocity measurements of B stars in the Scorpius–Centaurus association", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 448 (3): 1001–1006, arXiv:astro-ph/0601643, Bibcode:2006A&A...448.1001J, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041614, S2CID 17818058.
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    Tetzlaff, N.; et al. (2011), "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 410 (1): 190–200, arXiv:1007.4883, Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x, S2CID 118629873.
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    Fitzpatrick, E. L.; Massa, D. (March 2005), "Determining the Physical Properties of the B Stars. II. Calibration of Synthetic Photometry", The Astronomical Journal, 129 (3): 1642–1662, arXiv:astro-ph/0412542, Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1642F, doi:10.1086/427855, S2CID 119512018.
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    "ups01 Oph". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  8. [8]
    Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
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