Sigma Leonis

Sigma Leonis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 21m 08.1943s[1]
Declination +06° 01′ 45.558″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.046[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9.5 Vs[3]
U−B color index –0.12[4]
B−V color index –0.06[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–5.3[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –91.76[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –12.83[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.24 ± 0.81 mas[1]
Distance210 ± 10 ly
(66 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.10[6]
Details
Mass2.76[7] M☉
Radius3.3[8] R☉
Luminosity133[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.83±0.03[9] cgs
Temperature10,250[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.0[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)70[10] km/s
Age293[7] Myr
Other designations
σ Leo, 77 Leo, BD−06°2437, FK5 427, HD 98664, HIP 55434, HR 4386, SAO 118804[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Sigma Leonis, Latinized from σ Leonis, is a blue-white hued star in the zodiac constellation Leo that is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.0.[2] Its annual parallax shift of 15.24 mas as seen from Earth implies a distance around 210 light years from the Sun. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of –5 km/s.[5]

Chini et al. (2012) list this as a single-lined spectroscopic binary system.[3] The visible component has a stellar classification of B9.5 Vs,[3] indicating it is a B-type main-sequence star. It is a suspected magnetic Ap star that shows an abundance anomaly with the element silicon.[12] Sigma Leonis has an estimated 2.76[7] times the mass of the Sun and 3.3[8] times the Sun's radius. It is about 293[7] million years old with a projected rotational velocity of 70 km/s.[10] The star is radiating 133[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,250 K.[8]

Name

In Chinese, 太微右垣 (Tài Wēi Yòu Yuán), meaning Right Wall of Supreme Palace Enclosure, refers to an asterism consisting of σ Leonis, β Virginis, ι Leonis, θ Leonis and δ Leonis.[13] Consequently, the Chinese name for σ Leonis itself is 太微右垣二 (Tài Wēi Yòu Yuán èr, English: the Second Star of Right Wall of Supreme Palace Enclosure.),[14] representing 西上將 (Xīshǎngjiāng), meaning The First Western General.[15] 西上將 (Xīshǎngjiāng), spelled Shang Tseang by R.H. Allen, means "the Higher General".[16]

References

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  2. ^ a b Cousins, A. W. J. (1984), "Standardisation of broad band photometry of equatorial standards", South Africa Astronomical Observatory Circular, 8: 59–67, Bibcode:1984SAAOC...8...59C.
  3. ^ a b c Chini, R.; et al. (August 2012), "spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity of high-mass stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424 (3): 1925–1929, arXiv:1205.5238, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.424.1925C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21317.x, S2CID 119120749
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  8. ^ a b c d e Lipski, Ł.; Stȩpień, K. (March 2008). "Effective temperatures of magnetic chemically peculiar stars from full spectral energy distributions". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 385 (1): 481–492. arXiv:0712.3664. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.385..481L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12856.x. S2CID 118320684.
  9. ^ Fitzpatrick, E. L.; Massa, D. (March 2005), "Determining the Physical Properties of the B Stars. II. Calibration of Synthetic Photometry", The Astronomical Journal, 129 (3): 1642–1662, arXiv:astro-ph/0412542, Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1642F, doi:10.1086/427855, S2CID 119512018
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  12. ^ Wraight, K. T.; et al. (February 2012), "A photometric study of chemically peculiar stars with the STEREO satellites - I. Magnetic chemically peculiar stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 420 (1): 757–772, arXiv:1110.6283, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.420..757W, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20090.x, S2CID 14811051.
  13. ^ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  14. ^ (in Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
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