Omega Carinae
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 10h 13m 44.21739s[1] |
Declination | –70° 02′ 16.4563″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.29[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B8 IIIe[3] |
U−B color index | –0.285[4] |
B−V color index | –0.083[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +7.0[2] km/s |
Proper motion ( | RA: -36.01[1] mas/yr Dec.: +7.09[1] mas/yr |
Parallax ( | 9.54 ± 0.09 mas[1] |
Distance | 342 ± 3 ly (104.8 ± 1.0 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.81[5] |
Details | |
Radius | 7.20±0.14[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 918[7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.51[7] cgs |
Temperature | 11,630[7] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 240[7] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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Properties
[edit]Omega Carinae has a stellar classification of B8 IIIe,[3] which places it in the category of Be stars, that display emission lines of hydrogen their spectrum. Omega Carinae is a shell star,[3] having a circumstellar disk of gas surrounding its equator. The luminosity class of III indicates it has evolved into a giant star, having exhausted the hydrogen at its core and left the main sequence. The effective temperature of 11,630 K[7] in its outer envelope is what gives this star the blue-white hue that is characteristic of B-type stars.
This star is rotating rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 240 km/s,[7] which gives a lower limit to the star's azimuthal velocity along the equator. The critical equatorial velocity, at which the star would begin to break up, is 320 km s−1. The star's axis of rotation is inclined by an estimated angle of 70.8° to the line of sight from the Earth.[9]
In the next 7500 years, the south Celestial pole will pass close to this star (AD 5800) and then I Carinae.[10]
In culture
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ a b Wielen, R.; et al. (1999), "Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part I. Basic fundamental stars with direct solutions", Veroeffentlichungen des Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts Heidelberg, 35 (35), Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg: 1, Bibcode:1999VeARI..35....1W
- ^ a b c Rivinius, Th.; Štefl, S.; Baade, D. (November 2006), "Bright Be-shell stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 459 (1): 137–145, Bibcode:2006A&A...459..137R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053008
- ^ a b Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina; Moreno, Hugo (June 1968), "A photometric investigation of the Scorpio-Centaurus association", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 15: 459, Bibcode:1968ApJS...15..459G, doi:10.1086/190168
- ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644
- ^ Arcos, C.; Kanaan, S.; Chávez, J.; Vanzi, L.; Araya, I.; Curé, M. (2018), "Stellar parameters and H
α line profile variability of be stars in the BeSOS survey", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474 (4): 5287, arXiv:1711.08675, Bibcode:2018MNRAS.474.5287A, doi:10.1093/mnras/stx3075 - ^ a b c d e f Zorec, J.; Frémat, Y.; Domiciano De Souza, A.; Royer, F.; Cidale, L.; Hubert, A. -M.; Semaan, T.; Martayan, C.; Cochetti, Y. R.; Arias, M. L.; Aidelman, Y.; Stee, P. (2016), "Critical study of the distribution of rotational velocities of be stars. I. Deconvolution methods, effects due to gravity darkening, macroturbulence, and binarity", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 595: A132, Bibcode:2016A&A...595A.132Z, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628760, hdl:11336/37946
- ^ "ome Car -- Be Star", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-01-13
- ^ Frémat, Y.; et al. (September 2005), "Effects of gravitational darkening on the determination of fundamental parameters in fast-rotating B-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 440 (1): 305–320, arXiv:astro-ph/0503381, Bibcode:2005A&A...440..305F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042229, S2CID 19016751
- ^ Kieron Taylor (2005), "Precession", moonkmft, retrieved 2020-01-19
- ^ (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. - ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy)
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