Jump to content

58 Leonis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
58 Leonis
Location of 58 Leonis (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 00m 33.64811s[1]
Declination +03° 37 02.9766[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.852[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0.5 III Fe-0.5[3]
B−V color index 1.163[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+5.98[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +14.82[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −16.51[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.05±0.20 mas[1]
Distance360 ± 8 ly
(110 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.04[4]
Details
Mass1.89[2] M
Luminosity182[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.8[4] cgs
Temperature4,519±52[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.16±0.10[4] dex
Age1.69[2] Gyr
Other designations
58 Leo, BD+04°2407, FK5 1284, HD 95345, HIP 53807, HR 4291, SAO 118610, CCDM J11006+0337AB[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

58 Leonis is a possible binary star[6] system in the southern part of the constellation of Leo, near the border with Sextans. It shines with an apparent magnitude of 4.85,[2] making it bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. An annual parallax shift of 9.05±0.20 mas yields a distance estimate of 360 light-years. It is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of +6 km/s.[2]

This orange hued star is an evolved K-type giant with a stellar classification of K0.5 III Fe-0.5,[3] indicating a mild underabundance of iron in its spectrum. It was identified as a barium star by P. M. Williams (1971).[7] These are theorized to be stars that show an enrichment of s-process elements by mass transfer from a now-white dwarf companion when it passed through the asymptotic giant branch stage.[8] MacConnell et al. (1972) classified 58 Leonis as a marginal barium star.[4] De Castro et al. (2016) consider this to be only a probable barium star, because of the low degree of s-process enrichment, and they rejected it from their sample. Rather than having an evolved companion, it may instead have formed from a cloud that was mildly enriched with s-process elements.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", Astronomical Journal, 150 (3), 88, arXiv:1507.01466, Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, S2CID 118505114.
  3. 1 2 Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373, S2CID 123149047.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 De Castro, D. B.; Pereira, C. B.; Roig, F.; Jilinski, E.; Drake, N. A.; Chavero, C.; Silva, J. V. Sales (2016), "Chemical abundances and kinematics of barium stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 459 (4): 4299, arXiv:1604.03031, Bibcode:2016MNRAS.459.4299D, doi:10.1093/mnras/stw815
  5. "58 Leo". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  6. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
  7. Williams, P. M. (February 1971), "Abundances in five newly-discovered BA II stars", The Observatory, 91: 37–39, Bibcode:1971Obs....91...37W.
  8. Bergeat, J.; Knapik, A. (May 1997), "The barium stars in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram.", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 321: L9, Bibcode:1997A&A...321L...9B.
[edit]
58 Leonis
Morty Proxy This is a proxified and sanitized view of the page, visit original site.