Lambda Columbae

λ Columbae

A light curve for Lambda Columbae, plotted from TESS data.[1] The 0.64 day period is marked in red.
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Columba
Right ascension 05h 53m 06.88101s[2]
Declination −33° 48′ 04.9079″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.86[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B5 V[4]
U−B color index −0.57[3]
B−V color index −0.15[3]
Variable type Suspected rotating ellipsoidal[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+30.0[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.72[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +31.32[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.75 ± 0.21 mas[2]
Distance335 ± 7 ly
(103 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.17[7]
Details
Mass4.0±0.1[4] M☉
Radius3.4[8] R☉
Luminosity213[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.22[10] cgs
Temperature13,524[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.06[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)88[11] km/s
Age56.6±26.1[4] Myr
Other designations
λ Col, CD−33° 2599, HD 39764, HIP 27810, HR 2056, SAO 196276.[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Lambda Columbae, Latinized from λ Columbae, is a probable binary star[13] in the southern constellation of Columba. With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.86,[3] it is faintly visible to the naked eye. The measured annual parallax shift of 9.75 mas[2] yields an estimated distance of roughly 335 light years.

Lambda Columbae has a stellar classification of B5 V,[4] indicating that it is a B-type main sequence star. It is a suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable[14] with a period of 0.64 days and an amplitude of 0.07 magnitude.[15] Confirmation would indicate that this is a close binary system.[5] It has an estimated age of around 57 million years.[4]

In Chinese, 子 (Zǐ), meaning Son, refers to an asterism consisting of λ Columbae and β Columbae.[16] Consequently, λ Columbae itself is known as 子一 (Zǐ yī, English: the First Star of Son.).[17] From this Chinese name, the name Tsze is derived.[18]

References

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  7. ^ 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.
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  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ a b Hempel, M.; Holweger, H. (September 2003), "Abundance analysis of late B stars. Evidence for diffusion and against weak stellar winds", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 408: 1065–1076, Bibcode:2003A&A...408.1065H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030889.
  11. ^ Uesugi, Akira; Fukuda, Ichiro (1970), "Catalogue of rotational velocities of the stars", Contributions from the Institute of Astrophysics and Kwasan Observatory, University of Kyoto, Bibcode:1970crvs.book.....U.
  12. ^ "lam Col". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Morris, S. L. (August 1985), "The ellipsoidal variable stars", Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, 295: 143–152, Bibcode:1985ApJ...295..143M, doi:10.1086/163359.
  15. ^ Hoffleit, Dorrit (1996), "A Catalogue of Correlations Between Eclipsing Binaries and Other Categories of Double Stars", The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, 24 (2): 105–116, Bibcode:1996JAVSO..24..105H.
  16. ^ (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.
  17. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), "Columba Noae, Noah's Dove", Star Names: their Lore and Meaning (Dover ed.).