15 Vulpeculae

15 Vulpeculae
Location of 15 Vulpeculae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Vulpecula
Right ascension 20h 01m 06.0486s[1]
Declination +27° 45′ 12.863″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.66[2] (4.62 - 4.67)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A4IIIm[3] or kA5hA7mA7 (IV–V)[4]
U−B color index +0.15[5]
B−V color index +0.18[5]
Variable type α2 CVn[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−26.10[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 57.817±0.081[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 3.994±0.085[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.4427 ± 0.1050 mas[1]
Distance243 ± 2 ly
(74.4 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.36[2]
Details
Luminosity59.76[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.45[4] cgs
Temperature8,084[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.02[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)15.0[8] km/s
Other designations
15 Vul, NT Vul, BD+27°3587, FK5 1523, GC 27753, HD 189849, HIP 98543, HR 7653, SAO 88071[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

15 Vulpeculae is a variable star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, located approximately 243 light years away based on parallax.[1] It has the variable star designation NT Vulpeculae; 15 Vulpeculae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with a typical apparent visual magnitude of 4.66.[2] This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −26 km/s.[6]

An ultraviolet band light curve for NT Vulpeculae, adapted from Kuvshinov et al. (1976)[10]

This is an Am star with a stellar classification of A4 IIIm,[3] matching an evolved A-type giant star. However, Gray & Garrison (1989) found a class of kA5hA7mA7 (IV–V),[4] which matches a blend of subgiant and main sequence luminosity classes with the K-line (kA5) of an A5 star and the hydrogen (hA7) and metal (mA7) absorption lines of an A7 star. It is an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum-type variable with magnitude ranging from 4.62 down to 4.67 over a period of 14 days.[3] The star is radiating 60[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,084 K.[7]

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  6. ^ a b Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
  7. ^ a b McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–357. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. S2CID 118665352. Vizier catalog entry
  8. ^ Glebocki, R.; Gnacinski, P. (2005). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalog of Stellar Rotational Velocities (Glebocki+ 2005)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: III/244. Originally Published in: 2005csss...13..571G; 2005yCat.3244....0G. 3244. Bibcode:2005yCat.3244....0G. Vizier catalog entry
  9. ^ "15 Vul". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kuvshinov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).