Chi2 Orionis

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For other stars with this Bayer designation, see χ Orionis.
χ2 Orionis
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Red circle.svg
Location of χ2 Orionis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 06h 03m 55.18482s[1]
Declination +20° 08′ 18.4316″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.63[2][3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B2Ia[2]
U−B color index −0.68[3]
B−V color index +0.28[3]
R−I color index +0.22[3]
Variable type α Cyg[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)16.8 ± 0.9[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.88[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.10[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.81 ± 0.28[1] mas
Distanceapprox. 1,800 ly
(approx. 550 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-7.6[2]
Details
Mass42.3 ± 1.0[6] M☉
Radius61.9[2] R☉
Luminosity446,000[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.35[2] cgs
Temperature19,000[2] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)72[2] km/s
Age5 ± 0.6[6] Myr
Other designations
χ2 Ori, Chi2 Orionis, Chi2 Ori, 62 Orionis, 62 Ori, BD+20 1233, GC 7675, HD 41117, HIP 28716, HR 2135, PPM 95316, SAO 77911
Database references
SIMBADdata

Chi2 Orionis (Chi2 Ori / χ2 Orionis / χ2 Ori) /kaɪ.tuːˈɒraɪ/ is a B-type supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.63 but being quite distant, and heavily extinguished it burns with the greatest absolute visual light magnitude among stars in Orion within the near reaches of the galaxy, 0.9 of a magnitude greater than Rigel. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.

In apparent brightness it ranks, within Orion, admitting the higher published mean brightness of much more variable stars ranked above it, 35th.

Chi1 Orionis is an unrelated, yellow, main sequence star over two degrees away.

Spectrum[]

χ2 Orionis has a B2 bright supergiant spectrum and is one of the standard B2 Ia stars.[7] It has been reported as having unusually narrow absorption lines and some weak emission lines and was included as one of the original Be stars.[8] It is no longer treated as a Be star since many supergiants show some emission features at high resolution and Be stars is usually defined to exclude supergiants.[9]

Variability[]

χ2 Orionis was listed as having likely small amplitude variability in photometry for the Third Catalogue of Stars measured in the Geneva Observatory Photometric System, specifically varying by 22 thousandths of a magnitude.[10] It was included in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars based on Hipparcos satellite photometry with a magnitude range (in the Hipparchos photometric system) of 4.68 - 4.72 and a period of 2.8 days.[11] A detailed study of the Hipparcos photometry confirmed the star as an α Cyg variable and gave the amplitude of variation as 0.057 magnitudes.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (November 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. ^ a b c d e f g h Crowther, P. A.; Lennon, D. J.; Walborn, N. R. (2006). "Physical parameters and wind properties of galactic early B supergiants". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 446: 279–293. arXiv:astro-ph/0509436. Bibcode:2006A&A...446..279C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053685. S2CID 18815761.
  3. ^ a b c d HR 2135, 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 January 14, 2011.
  4. ^ khi 2 Ori, database entry, The combined table of GCVS Vols I-III and NL 67-78 with improved coordinates, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Accessed on line January 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). General catalogue of stellar radial velocities. Carnegie Institution of Washington. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  6. ^ a b Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (2011). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410: 190–200. arXiv:1007.4883. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x. S2CID 118629873.
  7. ^ Garrison, R. F. (December 1993), "Anchor Points for the MK System of Spectral Classification", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 25: 1319, Bibcode:1993AAS...183.1710G, retrieved 2012-02-04
  8. ^ Merrill, P. W.; Humason, M. L.; Burwell, C. G. (1925). "Discovery and Observations of Stars of Class Be". Astrophysical Journal. 61: 389. Bibcode:1925ApJ....61..389M. doi:10.1086/142899.
  9. ^ Andrillat, Y.; Jaschek, M.; Jaschek, C. (1994). "A study of Be stars in the wavelength region around Paschen 7". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 103. Bibcode:1994A&AS..103..135A.
  10. ^ Rufener, F.; Bartholdi, P. (1982). "List of 333 variable, microvariable or suspected variable stars detected in the Geneva photometry". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 48: 503. Bibcode:1982A&AS...48..503R.
  11. ^ Kazarovets, E. V.; Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; Frolov, M. S.; Antipin, S. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (1999). "The 74th Special Name-list of Variable Stars". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 4659: 1. Bibcode:1999IBVS.4659....1K.
  12. ^ Lefèvre, L.; Marchenko, S. V.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Acker, A. (2009). "A systematic study of variability among OB-stars based on HIPPARCOS photometry". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 507 (2): 1141. Bibcode:2009A&A...507.1141L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912304.
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