S Monocerotis

S Monocereotis lies in NGC 2264 at the very northern edge of Monoceros.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Monoceros
A
Right ascension 06h 40m 58.656s[1]
Declination +09° 53′ 44.71″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.66[2] (4.62 - 4.68[3]) + 5.90[2]
B
Right ascension 06h 40m 58.566s[1]
Declination +09° 53′ 42.20″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.830[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type O7V((f))zvar[4] + O9.5Vn[5] + B2V[6]
U−B color index −1.034[7]
B−V color index −0.261[7]
Variable type Ia[3]
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)22.00[8] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.61[9] mas/yr
Dec.: −1.61[9] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.55 ± 0.50 mas[9]
Distance720[5] pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−5.21[10]
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.971[11] mas/yr
Dec.: −4.225[11] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.4019 ± 0.0984 mas[11]
Distance2,300 ± 200 ly
(710 ± 50 pc)
C
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.464[12] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.746[12] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.5438 ± 0.0394 mas[12]
Distance2,110 ± 50 ly
(650 ± 20 pc)
Orbit[13]
PrimaryAa
CompanionAb
Period (P)108±12 yr
Semi-major axis (a)112.5±6 mas
Eccentricity (e)0.770+0.023
−0.030
Inclination (i)47±2°
Longitude of the node (Ω)60±3°
Periastron epoch (T)B 1996.05+0.15
−0.10
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		63±4°
Details
Aa
Mass29.1[2] M☉
Radius9.9[14] R☉
Luminosity214,000[14] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.5[15] cgs
Temperature38,500[14] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)120[16] km/s
Ab
Mass21.3[2] M☉
Age3.1[17] Myr
Other designations
15 Monocerotis, HD 47839, HIP 31978, HR 2456, SAO 114258, BD+10°1220
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata
NGC 2264 including the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster (upside down in this image) with S Monocerotis at the very top of the image (and the base of the Christmas tree)

S Monocerotis, also known as 15 Monocerotis, is a massive multiple and variable star system located in the constellation Monoceros. It is the brightest star in the Christmas Tree open cluster in the area catalogued as NGC 2264.

S Monocerotis is found within an open cluster and the Washington Double Star Catalog lists many companion stars.[18] The closest and brightest is S Mon B, magnitude 7.8 and 3 arcseconds away. It is classified as B2 main sequence star with a mass of 7.31 M☉. Designated component C is an 11th-magnitude B8V star.[6] The cluster contains another dozen or so 9th and 10th magnitude stars and many fainter stars.

S Monocerotis A is a spectroscopic binary system with an eccentric orbit of about 112 years.[13] Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as the MK standard for O7 by which other stars are classified.[19] It is also an irregular variable star with a range of less than a tenth of a magnitude. The orbital parameters can be used to derive the masses of the two stars, giving 31 M☉ and 11 M☉.[6]

The distance to S Monocerotis and NGC 2264 has been derived in various ways, including dynamical parallax and isochrone fitting. These consistently give estimates of 700 - 900 parsecs, although this is double the likely distance derived from the Hipparcos parallax measurements.[9] Gaia Early Data Release 3 contains parallaxes for the companions components B and C of 1.4 mas and 1.5 mas respectively, consistent with the expected distance to the cluster.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Cvetkovc, Zorica; Vince, Istvan; Ninkovic, Slobodan (2008). "Orbit of Binary 15 Monocerotis". arXiv:0804.0698 [astro-ph].
  3. ^ a b Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
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  5. ^ a b Cvetković, Z.; Vince, I.; Ninković, S. (2010). "A new orbit of binary 15 Monocerotis". New Astronomy. 15 (3): 302–306. Bibcode:2010NewA...15..302C. doi:10.1016/j.newast.2009.09.002.
  6. ^ a b c Tokovinin, A. A. (1997). "MSC - a catalogue of physical multiple stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 124: 75–84. Bibcode:1997A&AS..124...75T. doi:10.1051/aas:1997181.
  7. ^ a b Oja, T. (August 1985). "Photoelectric photometry of stars near the north Galactic pole. II". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 61: 331–339. Bibcode:1985A&AS...61..331O.
  8. ^ Pourbaix, D.; Tokovinin, A. A.; Batten, A. H.; Fekel, F. C.; Hartkopf, W. I.; Levato, H.; Morrell, N. I.; Torres, G.; Udry, S. (2004). "SB9: The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 424 (2): 727–732. arXiv:astro-ph/0406573. Bibcode:2004A&A...424..727P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041213. S2CID 119387088.
  9. ^ a b c d 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.
  10. ^ Feinstein, A.; Vazquez, R. A.; Benvenuto, O. G. (1986). "Of-stars in young open clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 159: 223. Bibcode:1986A&A...159..223F.
  11. ^ a b c Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  12. ^ a b c Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  13. ^ a b Maíz Apellániz, J. (2019). "Gaia DR2 distances to Collinder 419 and NGC 2264 and new astrometric orbits for HD 193 322 Aa,Ab and 15 Mon Aa,Ab". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 630: A119. arXiv:1908.02040. Bibcode:2019A&A...630A.119M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935885. S2CID 247759810.
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  15. ^ Sung, Hwankyung; Stauffer, John R.; Bessell, Michael S. (2009). "A Spitzer View of the Young Open Cluster NGC 2264". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (4): 1116–1136. arXiv:0906.3072. Bibcode:2009AJ....138.1116S. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/4/1116. S2CID 5272305.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Hohle, M. M.; Neuhäuser, R.; Schutz, B. F. (2010). "Masses and luminosities of O- and B-type stars and red supergiants". Astronomische Nachrichten. 331 (4): 349–360. arXiv:1003.2335. Bibcode:2010AN....331..349H. doi:10.1002/asna.200911355. S2CID 111387483.
  18. ^ Worley, C. E.; Douglass, G. G. (1997). "The Washington Double Star Catalog (WDS, 1996.0)". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 125 (3): 523. Bibcode:1997A&AS..125..523W. doi:10.1051/aas:1997239.
  19. ^ Garrison, R. F. (December 1993). "Anchor Points for the MK System of Spectral Classification". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 25: 1319. Bibcode:1993AAS...183.1710G. Archived from the original on 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

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