x Ursae Majoris
catalogues and names
catalogues and names | x UMa, ksi UMa, 53 UMa, HR 4374, HD 98230, SAO 62484, BD +32 2132, WDS 11182+3132B |
constellation | Ursa Major |
data from The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991)
position, motion, parallax:
position (J2000) | RA: 11h 18min 10.9sec | DEC: +31° 31' 45'' | ||
position (B1900) | RA: 11h 12min 50.9sec | DEC: +32° 5' 31'' | ||
proper motion (J2000) | RA: -0.432 arcsec/a | DEC: -0.586 arcsec/a | ||
radial velocity | -16 km/s note: spectroscopic binaries, single lined spectra note: orbital data avaible |
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rotational velocity | 3 km/s (uncertain) (variable) | |||
trigonometric parallax | 0.137 arcsec | |||
galactic coordinates | longitude: 195.08° | latitude: 69.25° |
note (category: dynamical parallaxes): | 0.120". |
magnitude
visual magnitude | 4.87 (original HR magnitude) |
spectral / color information
spectral class | G0V |
IR-note | object is infrared source (uncertain identification) |
note (category: spectra): | Xi UMa B has low lithium abundance while its companion has high. |
variability information
variable star identification | 5165 |
note (category: variability): | Blend of 4374-5. Amp. 0.03V. |
double/multiple star system information
number of components of multiple star system | 4 |
separation | 3.1 arcsec |
mag difference (of double or brightest multiple) | 0.5 |
component ID | AB |
note (category: double and multiple data): | Binary with HR 4375, q.v. |
note (category: spectroscopic binaries): | 3.9805d, K 5.0k/s, V0 -15.9k/s, asini 0.274. Unresolved by speckle interferometry 1982.17. |
data from SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog (Myers+ 1997)
position, motion, parallax:
position (J2000) | RA: 11h 18min 10.95sec | DEC: +31° 31' 45.6'' | ±0.76 arcsec | source: 18 |
proper motion (J2000) | RA: -0.0336 arcsec/a | DEC: -0.586 arcsec/a | source: 25 | |
radial velocity | -16 km/s | source: 25 | ||
trigonometric parallax | 0.137 arcsec | ±0.014 arcsec | source: 25 | |
galactic coord. (B1950) | longitude: 195.09° | latitude: 69.25° |
magnitude:
visual | 4.79 (observed) | source: 25 |
photovisual | 4.9 | source: 2 |
photographic | 5.4 | source: 2 |
spectral information:
spectral class | G0 | source: 29 | |
Morgan-Keenan | G2V | source: 25 | |
B-magnitude | 5.38 ±0.005 | B-V-magnitude | 0.59 |
U-magnitude | 5.42 ±0.009 | U-B-magnitude | 0.04 |
variability information:
variability type | 273 |
var. amplitude | 0 |
double/multiple star system information:
magnitude difference between brightest and second brightest component | 0.5 |
component | magnitude | spectral class | catalogue(s)/name(s) |
A | 4.32 | G0 | Alula Australis, x Ursae Majoris, 53 UMa, HR 4375, HD 98231, SAO 62484 |
B | 4.79 | G0 | x Ursae Majoris, 53 UMa, HR 4374, HD 98230, SAO 62484 |
sources:
2 | HD and HDE Catalogs |
Cannon, A.J., and E.C. Pickering, Harvard Annals, Vols 91-99, 1918-24, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; Cannon, A.J., Harvard Annals, Vol. 100, 1925-36, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; and Cannon, A.J., and M. Walton Mayall, Harvard Annals, Vol. 112, 1949, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University | |
18 | Hipparcos Input Catalog Version 2 Annex |
Turon, C., et al., "The Hipparcos Input Catalog, Version 2," Centre de Donnees Stellaires Information Bulletin, Vol. 43, p. 5, 1993 | |
19 | WDS Catalog |
Worley, C.E., and G.G. Douglass, Washington Catalog of Visual Double Stars 1996.0, United States Naval Observatory, 1996 | |
25 | Bright Star Catalogue, 5th edition |
Hoffleit, D. and Warren, W.H. Jr., The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition, Version 2, 1994 | |
27 | Catalog of Red Magnitudes (CRM) |
Warren, W.H. Jr., Northern Hemisphere Catalog of Red Magnitudes, 1994 | |
29 | SAOJ2000 |
SAO on FK5 at J2000, 1989 |
data from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO Staff 1966; USNO, ADC 1990)
position and proper motion:
position (B1950) | RA: 11h 15min 31.162sec | DEC: +31° 48' 38.88'' | ±0.011 arcsec |
position (J2000) | RA: 11h 18min 10.938sec | DEC: +31° 31' 45.24'' | |
proper motion B1950 (FK4) | RA: -0.0339 arcsec/a | DEC: -0.591 arcsec/a | ±0.002 arcsec/a in RA ±0.002 arcsec/a in DEC |
proper motion J2000 (FK5) | RA: -0.0338 arcsec/a | DEC: -0.586 arcsec/a | |
source of proper motion data | Determined by source catalog |
magnitude:
visual | 3.9 (accuracy: 2 decimals) |
source of visual magnitude data | Taken from Harvard or San Luis photometry. |
spectral information:
spectral class | G0 |
source of spectral data | Taken from the Henry Draper Catalogue or no spectrum in source catalog. |
catalogues
source catalogue | GC, catalogue number: 15537 |
Durchmusterung | BD+32 2132 |
Boss General Catalogue | 15537 |
Henry Draper Catalogue | 98230 The "SAO Catalog" entry refers to two consecutive HD numbers, the lower of which is given. |
data from The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0 (Worley+, 1996)
position and proper motion:
position (J2000) | RA: 11h 18.2min | DEC: +31° 32' |
proper motion (J2000) | RA: -0.428 arcsec/a | DEC: -0.592 arcsec/a |
double/multiple star system information:
component | year | number of measures | position angle | angular separation | magnitude of 1st component | magnitude of 2nd component | spectral class(es) | discoverer code |
- | 1826 | often | ° | '' | 4.4 | 4.9 | G0V G5V | STF1523 |
Bb | 1988 | 1 | 104° | 0.1'' | 4.4 | - | - | CHR 178 |
AC | 1990 | 1 | 314° | 54.3'' | 4.4 | 15 | - | POP |
discoverer information:
discoverer code | discoverer | reference |
STF1523 | Struve, F.G.W. | - |
CHR 178 | - | - |
POP | Popovic, G. |
notes:
note | Xi UMa. P = 59.8yr., a = 2.53", motion retrograde. A is known to have an unseen companion, P = 1.83yr. B is a spectroscopic binary. |
data from 4th Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binaries (Worley+, 1983)
position:
position (B1900) | RA: 11h 12.8min | DEC: +32° 6' |
magnitudes, spectral classes, orbital elements:
author: | W.D. Heintz | W.D. Heintz |
date of observation: | 1966 | 1966 |
magnitude of component A: | 4.32 | |
magnitude of component B: | 4.32 | |
spectral class component B: | G0V | |
spectral class component B: | G0V | |
period [y]: | 59.84 | 1.832 |
semi-major axis [arcsec]: | 2.53 | 0.055 |
inclination [deg]: | 122.65 | 86.3 |
node [deg]: | 101.59 (ascending) | 326 (ascending) |
equinox of node: | 1900 | 1900 |
eccentricity: | 0.414 | 0.56 |
time of periastron passage: | 1935.17 | 1935.41 |
dates of ephemeris: | 1966-1995 | |
grade: | definitive | |
reference: | Astron. Nachr. 289, 269; 1967. | Ibid. |
notes | Quadruple. Both orbits are visual and spectroscopic. The orbit of the visible pair Aa-B includes the secular perturbations in inclination, node, longitude of periastron, and K. Star B is also a single-lined spectroscopic binary, P = 3.98 d. |
other name(s) | STF 1523 Aa-P |
data from Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Vol. I-III) (Kholopov+ 1998)
position:
position (equinox 1950.0) | RA: 11h 15min 31.2sec | DEC: +31° 48' 39'' |
variability informations:
variability type | RS | eruptive variable star |
magnitute at max. brightness | 4.38 | |
magnitute amplitude | 0.01 | |
photometric system | visual, photovisual or Johnson's V |
references
to a study | K.G.Strassmeier, D.S.Hall, L.J.Boyd, R.M.Genet, ApJ Suppl 69,141,1989. |
to a chart/photograph | no chart is avaible, but the star is contained in the 'Bonner Durchmusterung' |
miscanellous
ID in the GCVS catalogue | 83/9014 |
constellation | Ursa Major |
notes on existence | The star is equivalent to '70083'. |
variability type description
variability type | description |
RS | Eruptive variables of the RS Canum Venaticorum type. This type is ascribed to close binary systems with spectra showing Ca II H and K in emission, their components having enhanced chromospheric activity that causes quasi-periodic light variability. The period of variation is close to the orbital one, and the variability amplitude is usually as great as 0.2 mag in V (UX Ari). They are X-ray sources and rotating variables. RS CVn itself is also an eclipsing system. |