D Centauri

For d Centauri, see HD 117440.

D Centauri is a double star in the southern constellation of Centaurus.[8] The system is faintly visible to the naked eye as a point of light with a combined apparent magnitude of +5.31;[2] the two components are of magnitude 5.78 and 6.98, respectively.[3] It is located at a distance of approximately 610 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of ~10 km/s.[6]

The dual nature of this star was announced by C. Rumker in 1837. As of 2015, the pair had an angular separation of 2.70″ along a position angle of 242°.[3] This orange-hued double has a combined stellar classification of K3III,[4] matching an aging giant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core. In 1984, C. J. Corbally found a class of K4IIIab for the primary and K2IIIb for the fainter secondary.[5]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ a b c Mason, B. D.; et al. (2014). "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122: 3466–3471. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920.
  4. ^ a b Houk, N. (1978). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. Vol. 2. Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan. Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H.
  5. ^ a b c d Corbally, C. J. (1984). "Close visual binaries. I - MK classifications". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 55: 657. Bibcode:1984ApJS...55..657C. doi:10.1086/190973.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  8. ^ a b "D Cen". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-01-28.