Zeta Tucanae

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Zeta Tucanae
Location of ζぜーた Tucanae (near center).
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 00h 20m 04.25995s[1]
Declination −64° 52′ 29.2549″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.23
Characteristics
Spectral type F9.5 V[2]
U−B color index 0.02[3]
B−V color index 0.58[3]
Variable type None[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.8 ± 0.02[5] km/s
Proper motion (μみゅー) RA: 1,707.42[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 1,164.30[1] mas/yr
Parallax (πぱい)116.46 ± 0.16 mas[1]
Distance28.01 ± 0.04 ly
(8.59 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.67[6]
Details
Mass0.99±0.02[7] M☉
Radius1.08±0.08[8] R☉
Luminosity1.26[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.48[9] cgs
Temperature5,970[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.18[9] dex
Rotation31.1±0.1 d[10]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.0[11] km/s
Age2.1–3.02[12][13] Gyr
Other designations
ζぜーた Tuc, FK5 10, GC 401, GJ 17, HD 1581, HIP 1599, HR 77, SAO 248163, LHS 5, LTT 167[14]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Zeta Tucanae, Latinized from ζぜーた Tucanae, is a star in the constellation Tucana. It is a spectral class F9.5 main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +4.23. Despite having a slightly lower mass, this star is more luminous than the Sun.[7] Based upon parallax measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft, it is approximately 28.0 light years from Earth.[1] This is one of the least variable stars observed during the Hipparcos mission.[4][15]

The composition and mass of this star are very similar to the Sun, with a slightly lower mass and an estimated age of three billion years. The solar-like qualities make it a target of interest for investigating the possible existence of a life-bearing planet.[15]

Based upon an excess emission of infrared radiation at 70 micrometres, this system is believed to have a debris disk. The disk is orbiting the star at a minimum radius of 2.3 astronomical units. It is radiating with a maximum temperature of 218 K.[12] As of 2009, no planet has been discovered in orbit around this star.[16]

The components of this star's space velocity are U = −60, V = −4 and W = −38 km/s. These correspond to the velocity toward the Galactic Center, the velocity along the direction of galactic rotation, and the velocity toward the north galactic pole, respectively.[17] It is orbiting through the galaxy at a mean distance of 8.4 kpc from the Galactic Center and with an orbital eccentricity of 0.16.[15]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b Johnson, H. L.; Iriarte, B.; Mitchell, R. I.; Wisniewskj, W. Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4 (99): 99. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  4. ^ a b Adelman, S. J. (February 2001). "Research Note Hipparcos photometry: The least variable stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367 (1): 297–298. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..297A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000567.
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  6. ^ Elgarøy, Øystein; Engvold, Oddbjørn; Lund, Niels (March 1999), "The Wilson-Bappu effect of the MgII K line - dependence on stellar temperature, activity and metallicity", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 343: 222–228, Bibcode:1999A&A...343..222E
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  8. ^ a b Ghezzi, L.; et al. (September 2010), "Stellar Parameters and Metallicities of Stars Hosting Jovian and Neptunian Mass Planets: A Possible Dependence of Planetary Mass on Metallicity", The Astrophysical Journal, 720 (2): 1290–1302, arXiv:1007.2681, Bibcode:2010ApJ...720.1290G, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/720/2/1290, S2CID 118565025
  9. ^ a b c Castro, S.; Porto de Mello, G. F.; da Silva, L. (May 1999). "Copper and barium abundances in the Ursa Major Moving Group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 305 (3): 693–700. arXiv:astro-ph/9901209. Bibcode:1999MNRAS.305..693C. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02455.x. S2CID 16775366.
  10. ^ Suárez Mascareño, A.; et al. (September 2015), "Rotation periods of late-type dwarf stars from time series high-resolution spectroscopy of chromospheric indicators", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 452 (3): 2745–2756, arXiv:1506.08039, Bibcode:2015MNRAS.452.2745S, doi:10.1093/mnras/stv1441.
  11. ^ O'Toole, S. J.; et al. (2009). "The Frequency of Low-mass Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 701 (2): 1732–1741. arXiv:0906.4619. Bibcode:2009ApJ...701.1732O. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/701/2/1732. S2CID 18041021.
  12. ^ a b Trilling, D. E.; et al. (2008). "Debris Disks around Sun-like Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 674 (2): 1086–1105. arXiv:0710.5498. Bibcode:2008ApJ...674.1086T. doi:10.1086/525514. S2CID 54940779.
  13. ^ Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2008). "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 1264–1293. arXiv:0807.1686. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1264M. doi:10.1086/591785. S2CID 27151456.
  14. ^ "LHS 5 -- High proper-motion Star". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
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  16. ^ Kóspál, Ágnes; Ardila, David R.; Moór, Attila; Ábrahám, Péter (August 2009). "On the Relationship Between Debris Disks and Planets". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 700 (2): L73–L77. arXiv:0907.0028. Bibcode:2009ApJ...700L..73K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/700/2/L73. S2CID 16636256.
  17. ^ Woolley, Richard van der Riet (1970). "Catalogue of Stars within 25 Parsecs of the Sun". Royal Observatory Annals. 5. Herstmonceux, Royal Greenwich Observatory. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

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