Pi Hydrae

Pi Hydrae
Location of π Hydra (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 14h 06m 22.29749s[1]
Declination –26° 40′ 56.5024″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.25[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1 III–IV[3] or K2-III Fe-0.5[4]
U−B color index +1.040[5]
B−V color index +1.120[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+26.7[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +43.70[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −141.18[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)32.30 ± 0.16 mas[1]
Distance101.0 ± 0.5 ly
(31.0 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.79[6]
Details[7]
Mass1.40±0.21 M☉
Radius12.49±0.49 R☉
Luminosity60.8±2.6 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.40±0.11 cgs
Temperature4,565±75 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.16±0.10 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.25[8] km/s
Age6.29±3.05 Gyr
Other designations
Markeb, π Hya, Pi Hya, 49 Hydrae, CPD26 5170, FK5 519, HD 123123, HIP 68895, HR 5287, SAO 182244[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Pi Hydrae, Latinized from π Hydrae, is a star in the constellation Hydra with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.3,[2] making it visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements put this star at a distance of about 101 light-years (31 parsecs) from the Earth.

The spectrum of this star shows it to have a stellar classification of K1 III-IV,[3] with the luminosity class of 'III-IV' suggesting it is in an evolutionary transition stage somewhere between a subgiant and a giant star. It has a low projected rotational velocity of 2.25 km s−1.[8] Pi Hydrae is radiating 61 times the Sun's luminosity from its outer envelope with an effective temperature of 4,565 K,[7] giving it the orange hue of a K-type star.[10]

Pi Hydrae is a type of giant known as a cyanogen-weak star, which means that its spectrum displays weak absorption lines of CN− relative to the metallicity. (The last is a term astronomers use when describing the abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium.) Otherwise, it appears to be a normal star of its evolutionary class, having undergone first dredge-up of nuclear fusion by-products onto its surface layers.[11]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Wielen, R.; et al. (1999), "Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part I. Basic fundamental stars with direct solutions", Veröff. Astron. Rechen-Inst. Heidelb, 35 (35), Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg: 1, Bibcode:1999VeARI..35....1W
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  4. ^ Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373.
  5. ^ a b Jennens, P. A.; Helfer, H. L. (September 1975), "A new photometric metal abundance and luminosity calibration for field G and K giants", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 172 (3): 667–679, Bibcode:1975MNRAS.172..667J, doi:10.1093/mnras/172.3.667
  6. ^ Hekker, S.; et al. (August 2006), "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. I. Stable stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 454 (3): 943–949, arXiv:astro-ph/0604502, Bibcode:2006A&A...454..943H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20064946, S2CID 119529768
  7. ^ a b Reffert, Sabine; Bergmann, Christoph; Quirrenbach, Andreas; Trifonov, Trifon; Künstler, Andreas (2015-02-01). "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. VII. Occurrence rate of giant extrasolar planets as a function of mass and metallicity". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 574: A116. arXiv:1412.4634. Bibcode:2015A&A...574A.116R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322360. ISSN 0004-6361.
  8. ^ a b Hekker, S.; Meléndez, J. (December 2007), "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. III. Spectroscopic stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 475 (3): 1003–1009, arXiv:0709.1145, Bibcode:2007A&A...475.1003H, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078233, S2CID 10436552
  9. ^ "49 Hya -- Star", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-01-16
  10. ^ "The Colour of Stars", Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, December 21, 2004, archived from the original on March 18, 2012, retrieved 2012-01-16
  11. ^ Luck, R. Earle (February 1991), "Chemical abundances for cyanogen-weak giants", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 75: 579–610, Bibcode:1991ApJS...75..579L, doi:10.1086/191542