Beta Gruis
Location of β Gruis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Grus
Right ascension 22h 42m 40.05027s[1]
Declination −46° 53′ 04.4752″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.146[2] (2.0 - 2.3[3])
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[4]
Spectral type M5 III[5]
U−B color index +1.757[2]
B−V color index +1.620[2]
Variable type SRb[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+1.6[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +135.16[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −4.38[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)18.43 ± 0.42 mas[1]
Distance177 ± 4 ly
(54 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.61±0.052[7]
Details
Mass2.4[8] M☉
Radius138[9] R☉
Luminosity2,500[10] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.4[10] cgs
Temperature3,480[11] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.0[10] dex
Other designations
Tiaki, Beta Gru, CD−47 14308, FK5 856, HR 8636, HD 214952, HIP 112122, SAO 231258.[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Beta Gruis (β Gruis, abbreviated Beta Gru, β Gru), formally named Tiaki /tiˈɑːki/,[13] is the second brightest star in the southern constellation of Grus. It was once considered the rear star in the tail of the constellation of the (Southern) Fish, Piscis Austrinus: it, with Alpha, Delta, Theta, Iota, and Lambda Gruis, belonged to Piscis Austrinus in medieval Arabic astronomy.[14]

Nomenclature

β Gruis (Latinised to Beta Gruis) is the star's Bayer designation.

It bore the traditional Tuamotuan name of Tiaki.[15] In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[16] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Tiaki for this star on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[13]

In Chinese, 鶴 (Hè), meaning Crane, refers to an asterism consisting of Beta Gruis, Alpha Gruis, Epsilon Gruis, Eta Gruis, Delta Tucanae, Zeta Gruis, Iota Gruis, Theta Gruis, Delta² Gruis and Mu¹ Gruis.[17] Consequently, Beta Gruis itself is known as 鶴二 (Hè èr, English: Second Star of the Crane).[18] The Chinese name gave rise to another English name, Ke.[19]

Properties

A visual band light curve for Beta Gruis, plotted from data published by Otero and Moon (2006).[3] The inset plot shows the points plotted in red with an expanded scale.

This is a red giant star[3] on the asymptotic giant branch[4] with an estimated mass of about 2.4 times that of the Sun and a surface temperature of approximately 3,480 K,[11] just over half the surface temperature of the Sun. This low temperature accounts for the dull red color of an M-type star. The total luminosity is about 2,500 times that of the Sun, and it has estimated 180 times the Sun's radius.[8]

Beta Gruis is a semiregular variable (SRb) star that varies in magnitude by about 0.4. It varies between intervals when it displays regular changes with a 37-day periodicity and times when it undergoes slow irregular variability.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (November 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. ^ a b c Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina; et al. (1966), "A System of photometric standards", Publ. Dept. Astron. Univ. Chile, Publicaciones Universidad de Chile, Department de Astronomy, 1: 1–17, Bibcode:1966PDAUC...1....1G
  3. ^ a b c d e Otero, S. A.; Moon, T. (December 2006), "The Characteristic Period of Pulsation of β Gruis", The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, 34 (2): 156–164, Bibcode:2006JAVSO..34..156O
  4. ^ a b Eggen, Olin J. (July 1992). "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun". Astronomical Journal. 104 (1): 275–313. Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E. doi:10.1086/116239.
  5. ^ Houk, Nancy (1978), "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars", Ann Arbor: Dept. Of Astronomy, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 2, Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H
  6. ^ Wielen, R.; et al. (1999), "Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part I. Basic fundamental stars with direct solutions", Veröff. Astron. Rechen-Inst. Heidelb, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg, 35 (35): 1, Bibcode:1999VeARI..35....1W
  7. ^ Park, Sunkyung; et al. (2013), "Wilson-Bappu Effect: Extended to Surface Gravity", The Astronomical Journal, 146 (4): 73, arXiv:1307.0592, Bibcode:2013AJ....146...73P, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/73, S2CID 119187733.
  8. ^ a b Gondoin, P. (December 1999), "Evolution of X-ray activity and rotation on G-K giants", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 352: 217–227, Bibcode:1999A&A...352..217G
  9. ^ Răstău, V.; Mečina, M.; Kerschbaum, F.; Olofsson, H.; Maercker, M.; Drechsler, M.; Strottner, X.; Mulato, L. (2023-12-01). "Extended far-UV emission surrounding asymptotic giant branch stars as seen by GALEX". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 680: A12. arXiv:2310.09056. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346120. ISSN 0004-6361.
  10. ^ a b c Judge, P. G. (November 1986), "Constraints on the Outer Atmospheric Structure of Late Type Giant Stars with IUE Application to Alpha-Tauri K5III and Beta-Gruis M5III", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 223 (2): 239, Bibcode:1986MNRAS.223..239J, doi:10.1093/mnras/223.2.239
  11. ^ a b Engelke, Charles W.; Price, Stephan D.; Kraemer, Kathleen E. (October 2006), "Spectral Irradiance Calibration in the Infrared. XVI. Improved Accuracy in the Infrared Spectra of the Secondary and Tertiary Standard Calibration Stars", The Astronomical Journal, 132 (4): 1445–1463, Bibcode:2006AJ....132.1445E, doi:10.1086/505865
  12. ^ "V* bet Gru -- Variable Star", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2010-01-05
  13. ^ a b "Naming Stars". IAU.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  14. ^ Allen, R. H. (1963), Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep ed.), New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc., p. 238, ISBN 0-486-21079-0
  15. ^ "WG Triennial Report (2015-2018) - Star Names" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  16. ^ "IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  17. ^ (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.
  18. ^ (in Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  19. ^ Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Grus

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