Tycho G

Tycho G as seen by Hubble
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXO and P. Ruiz-Lapuente (University of Barcelona)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 00h 25m 23.59s[1]
Declination 64° 08′ 02.0″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 18.71[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G0/1 IV[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−79.22[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.50[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −4.22[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.5118 ± 0.1208 mas
Distanceapprox. 6,000 ly
(approx. 2,000 pc)
Details
Mass1.0[3] M☉
Radius1.32–2.63[3] R☉
Luminosity1.9–7.6[3] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.0[2] cgs
Temperature6,025[2] K
Metallicity−0.13[2]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 6[2] km/s
Age5.7[2] Gyr
Other designations
2MASS J00252358+6408019, [RCM2004]+Tycho G
Database references
SIMBADdata

Tycho G has been proposed as the surviving binary companion star of the SN 1572 supernova event. The star is located about 6,400±1,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a subgiant, similar to the Sun in temperature, but more evolved and luminous.

Origin of the name

The supernova SN 1572 is often called "Tycho's supernova", named after Tycho Brahe who observed the "new star" in 1572. The postfix "G" originates from the candidate companion stars considered in a 2004 study, labelled Tycho A to Tycho V.[4]

Evidence for companion hypothesis

Tycho G is travelling away from us at nearly 80 km/s, much faster than the mean velocity of other stars in its stellar neighbourhood. It matches the properties of some models for the pre-supernova star system, although other studies exclude it.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cutri, Roc M.; Skrutskie, Michael F.; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Beichman, Charles A.; Carpenter, John M.; Chester, Thomas; Cambresy, Laurent; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Huchra, John P.; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Light, Robert M.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Stiening, Rae; Sykes, Matthew J.; Weinberg, Martin D.; Wheaton, William A.; Wheelock, Sherry L.; Zacarias, N. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2246: II/246. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kerzendorf, Wolfgang E.; Yong, David; Schmidt, Brian P.; Simon, Joshua D.; Jeffery, C. Simon; Anderson, Jay; Podsiadlowski, Philipp; Gal-Yam, Avishay; Silverman, Jeffrey M.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Nomoto, Ken'Ichi; Murphy, Simon J.; Bessell, Michael S.; Venn, Kim A.; Foley, Ryan J. (2013). "A High-resolution Spectroscopic Search for the Remaining Donor for Tycho's Supernova". The Astrophysical Journal. 774 (2): 99. arXiv:1210.2713. Bibcode:2013ApJ...774...99K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/774/2/99. S2CID 118470111.
  3. ^ a b c d González Hernández, Jonay I.; Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Foley, Ryan J.; Gal-Yam, Avishay; Simon, Joshua D. (2009). "The Chemical Abundances of Tycho G in Supernova Remnant 1572". The Astrophysical Journal. 691 (1): 1–15. arXiv:0809.0601. Bibcode:2009ApJ...691....1G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/691/1/1. S2CID 7204816.
  4. ^ Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar; Comeron, Fernando; Méndez, Javier; Canal, Ramon; Smartt, Stephen J.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Kurucz, Robert L.; Chornock, Ryan; Foley, Ryan J.; Stanishev, Vallery; Ibata, Rodrigo (2004). "The binary progenitor of Tycho Brahe's 1572 supernova". Nature. 431 (7012): 1069–1072. arXiv:astro-ph/0410673. Bibcode:2004Natur.431.1069R. doi:10.1038/nature03006. PMID 15510140. S2CID 4346227.
  5. ^ Pan, Kuo-Chuan; Ricker, Paul M.; Taam, Ronald E. (2014). "Search for Surviving Companions in Type Ia Supernova Remnants". The Astrophysical Journal. 792 (1): 71. arXiv:1407.6829. Bibcode:2014ApJ...792...71P. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/792/1/71. S2CID 119042086.

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