Xi Virginis

Xi Virginis (ξ Vir, ξ Virginis) is a solitary^[11] star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.83.^[2] The distance to this star is about 122 light years, as determined from parallax readings.^[1]

ξ Virginis

Location of ξ Virginis (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	11h 45m 17.04027s[1]
Declination	+08° 15′ 29.2150″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.83[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	A4 V[3]
U−B color index	+0.10[2]
B−V color index	+0.17[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−0.5[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +60.08[1] mas/yr Dec.: −24.50[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	26.73 ± 0.25 mas[1]
Distance	122 ± 1 ly (37.4 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	+1.98[5]
Details
Mass	1.93[6] M☉
Radius	1.5[7] R☉
Luminosity	12.6[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.31[6] cgs
Temperature	8,172[8] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	130[3] km/s
Age	480[9] Myr
Other designations
2 Virginis, ξ Vir, BD+09°2545, HD 102124, HIP 57328, HR 4515, SAO 119029[10]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Xi Virginis is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A4 V.^[3] It has an estimated age of 480^[9] million years and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 130 km/s.^[3] It has about 150%^[7] the Sun's radius and shines with 12.6^[8] times the luminosity of the Sun.

References

1. 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.
2. Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
3. Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (July 1995), "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 99: 135, Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A, doi:10.1086/192182.
4. Wilson, R. E. (1953), "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication, Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
5. 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.
6. David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015), "The Ages of Early-Type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets", The Astrophysical Journal, 804 (2): 146, arXiv:1501.03154, Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..146D, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146, S2CID 33401607.
7. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 367 (2): 521–24, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
8. McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, S2CID 118665352.
9. Vican, Laura (June 2012), "Age Determination for 346 Nearby Stars in the Herschel DEBRIS Survey", The Astronomical Journal, 143 (6): 135, arXiv:1203.1966, Bibcode:2012AJ....143..135V, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/6/135, S2CID 118539505.
10. "ksi Vir -- Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2016-09-08.
11. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.