Iota Capricorni

Iota Capricorni (ι Cap, ι Capricorni) is a solitary,[9] yellow-hued star in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.3.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 16.58 mas as seen from the Earth,[1] the star is located about 197 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.08 due to interstellar dust.[5]

Iota Capricorni
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 21h 22m 14.79565s[1]
Declination −16° 50′ 04.3598″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.296[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III[3]
U−B color index +0.63[2]
B−V color index +0.89[2]
Variable type BY Dra[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+12.31±0.13[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +30.00[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +4.52[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)16.58 ± 0.27[1] mas
Distance197 ± 3 ly
(60.3 ± 1.0 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.18[6]
Details[5]
Mass2.89±0.08 M☉
Radius10.67±0.62 R☉
Luminosity83 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.05±0.10 cgs
Temperature5,200±28 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.05±0.05 dex
Rotation68 d[7]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.37±0.45 km/s
Age390 Myr
Other designations
ι Cap, 32 Cap, BD−17° 6245, FK5 1561, HD 203387, HIP 105515, HR 8167, SAO 164346[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

This is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.[3] It is classified as a BY Draconis type[4] variable star. This is a chromospherically-active star with a longitudinal magnetic field strength of 8.3±0.6 G and an X-ray luminosity of 4.482×1030 erg s−1.[7] The activity and photometric variation of the star allow an estimate of its rotation period as 68 days.[7]

Iota Capricorni has an estimated 2.9 times the mass of the Sun and nearly 11 times the Solar radius. It is 390 million years old and is radiating 83 times the solar luminosity from its chromosphere at an effective temperature of 5,200 K.[5]

Chinese name

In Chinese, 十二國 (Shíer Guó), meaning Twelve States, refers to an asterism which represents twelve ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, consisting of ι Capricorni, φ Capricorni, 38 Capricorni, 35 Capricorni, 36 Capricorni, χ Capricorni, θ Capricorni, 30 Capricorni, 33 Capricorni, ζ Capricorni, 19 Capricorni, 26 Capricorni, 27 Capricorni, 20 Capricorni, η Capricorni and 21 Capricorni.[10] Consequently, the Chinese name for ι Capricorni itself is 代一 (Dài yī, English: the First Star of Dai), meaning that this star (together with 37 Capricorni[11]) represents the state Dai (or Tae)(代).[12][13]

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.
  2. Celis S., L. (October 1975), "Photoelectric photometry of late-type variable stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 22: 9–17, Bibcode:1975A&AS...22....9C.
  3. Houk, N.; Smith-Moore, M. (1988), Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars, 4, Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
  4. Kazarovets, E. V.; Samus, N. N. (April 1997), "The 73rd Name-List of Variable Stars", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars (4471): 1, Bibcode:1997IBVS.4471....1K.
  5. Jofré, E.; et al. (2015), "Stellar parameters and chemical abundances of 223 evolved stars with and without planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 574: A50, arXiv:1410.6422, Bibcode:2015A&A...574A..50J, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424474, A50.
  6. Radick, Richard R.; et al. (September 1998), "Patterns of Variation among Sun-like Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 118 (1): 239–258, Bibcode:1998ApJS..118..239R, doi:10.1086/313135.
  7. Aurière, M.; et al. (2015), "The magnetic fields at the surface of active single G-K giants", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 574: A90, arXiv:1411.6230, Bibcode:2015A&A...574A..90A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424579.
  8. "iot Cap -- Variable of BY Dra type", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-05-13.
  9. 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.
  10. (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.
  11. Iad Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
  12. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日
  13. Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), "Capricornus", Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Dover, retrieved 2017-05-09.
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