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Binary star system in Camelopardalis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HD 26755, also known as HR 1313, is a spectroscopic binary[11][13] located in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.72,[2] making it faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements place the system at a distance of 271 light years[1] and is currently drifitng closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −38 km/s.[5] At its current distance, HD 26755's brightness is diminished by 0.19 magnitudes due to interstellar dust.[14]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 04h 17m 08.09353s[1] |
Declination | +57° 51′ 37.1513″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.72±0.01[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K1 III[3] |
B−V color index | +1.09[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −38.2±1.6[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +29.108 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −25.942 mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 12.0207 ± 0.1939 mas[1] |
Distance | 271 ± 4 ly (83 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.21[6] |
Orbit[7] | |
Primary | A |
Companion | B |
Period (P) | 1,658.7±2.9 d |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.309±0.005 |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2,453,848±5 JD |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 31.2±1.2° |
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 6.10±0.04 km/s |
Details | |
Mass | 1.68[8] M☉ |
Radius | 9.44±0.47[9] R☉ |
Luminosity | 42.5±1.3[1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.58±0.11[10] cgs |
Temperature | 4,717±92[10] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.17±0.05[10] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1±1[11] km/s |
Age | 2.13[8] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
The visible component is an evolved red giant with a stellar classification of K1 III.[3] It is estimated to be 2.13 billion years old,[8] enough time for the star to exhaust its core hydrogen and evolve to become a red giant. It has cooled and expanded to 9.4 times the Sun's radius. It has 1.68 times the mass of the Sun[8] and radiates 42.5 times the luminosity of the Sun[1] from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,717 K,[10] giving it an orange hue when viewed in the night sky. HD 26755 is a metal enriched star with an iron abundance 48% greater than the Sun.[10] It spins slowly with a projected rotational velocity of 1 km/s,[11] which is poorly constrained.
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