Alpha Antliae
Star in the constellation Antlia
α Antliae
Location of α Antliae to the upper left of center
Observation dataEpoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS )
Constellation
Antlia
Right ascension
10h 27m 09.10313s [ 1]
Declination
−31° 04′ 03.9830″[ 1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
4.25[ 2] (4.22 to 4.29[ 3] )
Characteristics
Spectral type
K4 III[ 4]
U−B color index
+1.63[ 5]
B−V color index
+1.45[ 5]
R−I color index
+0.79[ 5]
Variable type
Suspected[ 3]
Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv )12.2 ± 2 [ 6] km/sProper motion (μ) RA: −83.34± 0.49[ 1] mas /yr Dec.: +8.27± 0.48[ 1] mas /yr Parallax (π)10.0734 ± 0.3348 mas [ 1] Distance 320 ± 10 ly (99 ± 3 pc ) Absolute magnitude (MV )−0.97[ 7]
Details Mass 2.2[ 8] M ☉ Radius 41[ 1] R ☉ Luminosity (bolometric) 412[ 1] L ☉ Surface gravity (log g )1.77[ 9] cgs Temperature 4,070[ 1] K Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.39[ 9] dex
Other designations α Ant, Alpha Antliae, Alpha Ant,
2MASS J10270911-3104039,
CD −30 8465,
CPC 17 5084,
CPD −30 3121,
FK5 392,
GC 14352,
HD 90610,
HIP 51172,
HR 4104,
NSV 4862,
PPM 287713,
SAO 201405
[ 10]
Database references SIMBAD data
Alpha Antliae (Alpha Ant , α Antliae , α Ant ) is the brightest star in the constellation of Antlia but it has not been given a proper name.[ 11] It is approximately 320 light-years from the Solar System . It is a K-type giant star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.25. This star has 2.2 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 41 times the solar radius . Compared to the Sun , it has only 41% of the abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium .
α Antliae has been reported to vary in brightness between magnitude 4.22 and 4.29, first in 1879 by Benjamin Gould , but this has not been confirmed in modern times.[ 3] The evolutionary state of α Antliae is not clear but it is suspected of being on the asymptotic giant branch , with an inert carbon core.[ 8]
References
^ a b c d e f g h 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 .
^ Hoffleit, Dorrit; Jaschek, Carlos (1991). "The Bright star catalogue". New Haven . Bibcode :1991bsc..book.....H .
^ a b c NSV 4862, database entry, New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars, the improved version , Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Accessed on line October 3, 2008.
^ Houk, Nancy (1983). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars . Michigan Spectral Survey. Vol. 3. University of Michigan . Retrieved 2009-10-22 .
^ a b c Hoffleit, D.; Warren, Jr., W. H. "HR 4104" . The Bright Star Catalogue (5th revised ed.). Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2008-10-03 .
^ Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". In Batten, Alan Henry; Heard, John Frederick (eds.). Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30 . University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union . Bibcode :1967IAUS...30...57E .
^ Cardini, D. (January 2005), "Mg II chromospheric radiative loss rates in cool active and quiet stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 430 : 303– 311, arXiv :astro-ph/0409683 , Bibcode :2005A&A...430..303C , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20041440 , S2CID 12136256 .
^ a b Alpha Antliae , Stars , Jim Kaler. Accessed on line October 3, 2008.
^ a b McWilliam, Andrew (December 1990). "High-resolution spectroscopic survey of 671 GK giants. I - Stellar atmosphere parameters and abundances" . Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 74 : 1075– 1128. Bibcode :1990ApJS...74.1075M . doi :10.1086/191527 .
^ "alf Ant" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved October 3, 2008 .
^ Schneider, Howard; Wood, Sandy (2009). National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky . National Geographic Books . p. 173. ISBN 978-1-4262-0281-0 .