Zeta Crucis

Zeta Crucis

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Crux
Right ascension	12^h 18^m 26.24772^s[1]
Declination	–64° 00′ 11.0528″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.04[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	B2.5V[3]
U−B color index	–0.68[2]
B−V color index	–0.17[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+15.8[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −33.80[1] mas/yr Dec.: −10.15[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	9.12 ± 0.45 mas[1]
Distance	360 ± 20 ly (110 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−1.13[5]
Details
Mass	6.4±0.1[6] M☉
Luminosity	737[5] L☉
Temperature	3,832[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	115[8] km/s
Age	20.0±4.3[6] Myr
Other designations
ζ Cru, CPD−63°2235, HD 106983, HIP 60009, HR 4679, SAO 251841[9]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Zeta Crucis, Latinized from ζ Crucis, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Crux. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.06^m. ζ Crucis is located at about 360 light-years from the Sun. It is a member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.[10]

This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system.[11] The spectrum matches a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B2.5 V. There is a faint visual companion with an apparent magnitude of 12.49.[12]

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. Vizier catalog entry
2. Johnson, H. L.; Mitchell, R. I.; Iriarte, B.; Wisniewskj, W. Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4 (99): 99. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
3. Hiltner, W. A.; Garrison, R. F.; Schild, R. E. (July 1969). "MK Spectral Types for Bright Southern OB Stars". Astrophysical Journal. 157: 313–326. Bibcode:1969ApJ...157..313H. doi:10.1086/150069.
4. Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". In Batten, Alan Henry; Heard, John Frederick (eds.). Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30. University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union. Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
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. Tetzlaff, N.; et al. (January 2011), "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 410 (1): 190–200, arXiv:1007.4883, Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x, S2CID 118629873.
7. Gerbaldi, M.; Faraggiana, R.; Balin, N. (November 2001). "Binary systems with post-T Tauri secondaries". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 379: 162–184. Bibcode:2001A&A...379..162G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011298.
8. Bernacca, P. L.; Perinotto, M. (1970). "A catalogue of stellar rotational velocities". Contributi Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova in Asiago. 239 (1): 1. Bibcode:1970CoAsi.239....1B.
9. "zet Cru". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
10. Chen, Christine H.; et al. (September 2012), "A Spitzer MIPS Study of 2.5-2.0 M_⊙ Stars in Scorpius–Centaurus", The Astrophysical Journal, 756 (2): 24, arXiv:1207.3415, Bibcode:2012ApJ...756..133C, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/756/2/133, S2CID 119278056, 133.
11. Chini, R.; et al. (2012), "A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity of high-mass stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424 (3): 1925, arXiv:1205.5238, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.424.1925C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21317.x, S2CID 119120749.
12. Gahm, G. F.; Ahlin, P.; Lindroos, K. P. (January 1983). "A study of visual double stars with early type primaries. I - Spectroscopic results". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 51: 143–159. Bibcode:1983A&AS...51..143G.