Upsilon Gruis

υ Gruis

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	23^h 06^m 53.62552^s[1]
Declination	−38° 53′ 32.2484″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.614[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	A1V[3]
B−V color index	+0.01[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+16[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +34.31[1] mas/yr Dec.: +6.40[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	11.45 ± 0.56 mas[1]
Distance	280 ± 10 ly (87 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	+0.92[6]
Details
Radius	2.2[7] R☉
Luminosity	42[6] L☉
Temperature	10,141 ± 290[2] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	320[8] km/s
Other designations
υ Gru, CD−39° 14936, HD 218242, HIP 114132, HR 8790, SAO 214313.[9]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

υ Gruis, Latinised as Upsilon Gruis, is a double star in the southern constellation of Grus. The apparent magnitude is 5.61, which is bright enough to be viewed with the naked eye. Located around 87 parsecs (280 ly) distant, the white-hued primary is an A-type main-sequence star of spectral type A1V, a star that is currently fusing its core hydrogen. it is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 320 km/s. The companion is a magnitude 8.24 star at an angular separation of 0.90″ from the primary along a position angle of 205°, as of 2009.^[10]

References

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2. Paunzen, E.; et al. (October 2006), "An empirical temperature calibration for the Δ a photometric system. II. The A-type and mid F-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 458 (1): 293–296, arXiv:astro-ph/0607567, Bibcode:2006A&A...458..293P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20064889, S2CID 18219735.
3. Houk, Nancy (1979), Catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 3, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1982mcts.book.....H.
4. Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 34: 1–49, Bibcode:1978A&AS...34....1N.
5. Wilson, R. E. (1953), "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication, Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C., Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
6. 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.
7. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367: 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
8. Royer, F.; et al. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 463 (2): 671–682, arXiv:astro-ph/0610785, Bibcode:2007A&A...463..671R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224, S2CID 18475298.
9. "ups Gru -- Double or multiple star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2016-09-02.
10. Mason, B. D.; et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M, doi:10.1086/323920, retrieved 2015-07-22