Phi3 Ceti
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 56m 01.48867s[1]
Declination −11° 15′ 59.4988″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.31[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K5 III[3]
B−V color index +1.52[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−25.48±0.38[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −26.909[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −7.174[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.1068 ± 0.2570 mas[1]
Distance530 ± 20 ly
(164 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.78[4]
Details
Mass1.4[5] M☉
Radius44.33+0.76
−2.94[1] R☉
Luminosity441±21[1] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.67[6] cgs
Temperature3,974+139
−34[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.31[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.0[5] km/s
Other designations
φ3 Ceti, 22 Cet, BD−12° 162, HD 5437, HIP 4371, HR 267, SAO 147519[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Phi3 Ceti is a solitary,[8] orange-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.31.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.11 mas as seen from Earth,[1] it is located approximately 530 light years from the Sun, give or take 20 light years. The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −25.5 km/s.[1]

This is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K5 III.[3] It has about 1.4[5] times the mass and 44[1] times the radius of the Sun. The star radiates 441 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,974 K.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. ^ a b Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999), "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars", Michigan Spectral Survey, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 5, Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Melo, C. H. F.; et al. (August 2005), "On the nature of lithium-rich giant stars. Constraints from beryllium abundances", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 439 (1): 227–235, arXiv:astro-ph/0504133, Bibcode:2005A&A...439..227M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041805, S2CID 10580797.((citation)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Soubiran, C.; et al. (June 2010), "The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 515: A111, arXiv:1004.1069, Bibcode:2010A&A...515A.111S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014247, S2CID 118362423.
  7. ^ "phi03 Cet". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  8. ^ 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.
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