OU Geminorum

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OU Geminorum
Observation data
Epoch 2000      Equinox 2000
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension 06h 26m 10.25040s[1]
Declination +18° 45′ 24.8597″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.768[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K3Vk[2]
U−B color index 0.662[2]
B−V color index 0.972[2]
Variable type BY Dra
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) −8.6[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −117.60[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −163.48[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 67.89 ± 1.53[1] mas
Distance 48 ± 1 ly
(14.7 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 5.93±0.05[2]
Details
Surface gravity (log g) 4.30[4] cgs
Temperature 4,959[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H] −0.21[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 9.90[4] km/s
Other designations
OU Gem, BD+18 1214, GJ 233, HD 45088, HIP 30630, SAO 95677.[5]

OU Geminorum (OU Gem) is a visual binary or possible Triple star located in the constellation of Gemini.

The system has an absolute magnitude of 5.93, so at a distance of 48 light years it has an apparent magnitude of 6.77 when viewed from earth. It also has a total Proper Motion of 0.210"/yr and belongs to the Ursa Major stream.

The system is a much studied BY Draconis variable star with a period of 6.99 days[6][7] The primary star is a K3Vk class star.

The secondary star in the system has a surface temperature of 4486±50 K and orbits the primary in about seven days.[8][9]

References

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  6. http://www.ucm.es/info/Astrof/users/dmg/papers/pwIII/node10.html
  7. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1980PASP...92..218B&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_VIEW&classic=YES
  8. http://www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/datenbanken/aricns/cnspages/4c00500.htm
  9. http://archive.is/20121209190058/http://cdsweb.cern.ch/record/411408/files/9912160.pdf

External links

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Mishenina T.V. et al. The New Absolute Parameters Of Ou Gem – The star Of By Dra Type Odessa Astronomical Publications, vol. 23 (2010)

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