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Theta Aquilae
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Theta Aquilae (θ Aql, θ Aquilae) is a binary star in the constellation Aquila. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 3.26,[2] making it the fourth-brightest member of the constellation. In Chinese, it has the traditional name Tseen Foo /ˌsiːn ˈfuː/, from the Chinese 天桴 (Mandarin pronunciation tiānfú), which could mean "heavenly raft" or "heavenly ridgepole"; it might also mean "heavenly drumsticks", with Altair, Beta Aquilae and Gamma Aquilae being the drum. This distance to this star can be determined through the parallax technique, yielding an estimate of roughly 286 light-years (88 parsecs) from Earth.[1]
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquila |
Right ascension | 20h 11m 18.28528s[1] |
Declination | –00° 49′ 17.2626″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.26[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9.5 III + B9.5 III[3] |
U−B color index | –0.15[2] |
B−V color index | –0.07[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | –27.3[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +35.26[1] mas/yr Dec.: +5.71[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 11.39 ± 0.24 mas[1] |
Distance | 286 ± 6 ly (88 ± 2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | –1.39/0.14[5] |
Orbit[6] | |
Period (P) | 17.124281 ± 0.000038 days |
Semi-major axis (a) | 3.148 ± 0.002 mas″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.6040 ± 0.0009 |
Inclination (i) | 144.10 ± 0.18° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 96.92 ± 0.19° |
Periastron epoch (T) | JD 2458624.154 ± 0.004 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (primary) | 33.73 ± 0.22° |
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 48.78 ± 0.09 km/s |
Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 63.48 ± 0.11 km/s |
Details | |
θ Aql A | |
Mass | 3.564 ± 0.049[6] M☉ |
Radius | 4.76 ± 0.14[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 229.8 ± 22.5[6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.64 ± 0.02[6] cgs |
Temperature | 10300 ± 200[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.20[7] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 36.3 ± 0.4[6] km/s |
Age | 20.9[5] Myr |
θ Aql B | |
Mass | 2.739 ± 0.037[6] M☉ |
Radius | 2.34 ± 0.07[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 54.0 ± 5.8[6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.14 ± 0.02[6] cgs |
Temperature | 10230 ± 220[6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 13.6 ± 0.9[6] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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