Alpha Microscopii

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α Microscopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 20h 49m 58.0821s[1]
Declination −33° 46′ 47.000″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.88 to 4.94[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G7III[1]
U−B color index +0.73[3]
B−V color index +1.00[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) −14.5 ± 0.9[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 3.71[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −20.19[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 8.62 ± 0.71[1] mas
Distance 380 ± 30 ly
(116 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) −0.45 ± 0.20[4]
Details
Mass 3.13 ± 0.18[4] M
Radius 16.4 ± 1.6[4] R
Luminosity 160[5] L
Surface gravity (log g) 2.47 ± 0.07[4] cgs
Temperature 4,923[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H] +0.03[4] dex
Age 0.36 ± 0.07[4] Gyr
Other designations
α Mic, Alpha Microscopii, Alpha Mic, HJ 5224A, CCDM J20500-3347A, CD−34 14660, CPD−34 8799, GC 29026, HD 198232, HIP 102831, HR 7965, IDS 20437-3409 A, PPM 300665, SAO 212472, WDS 20500-3347A.[1][6]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Alpha Microscopii (Alpha Mic, α Microscopii, α Mic) is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Microscopium.[1] It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 4.88 and 4.94.[2]

This star has an optical visual companion, CCDM J20500-3347B, of apparent visual magnitude 10.0 approximately 20.4 arcseconds away at a position angle of 166°.[6] It has no physical connection to the star described above.[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 * alf Mic -- Star in double system, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  2. 2.0 2.1 NSV 13329, database entry, New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars, the improved version, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  3. 3.0 3.1 HR 7965, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Alpha Mic, Jim Kaler, Stars. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Entry 20500-3347, The Washington Double Star Catalog, United States Naval Observatory. Accessed on line September 4, 2008.