Theta2 Microscopii

For other stars with the name θ Microscopii, see Theta Microscopii.
θ2 Microscopii
Location of θ2 Microscopii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 21h 24m 24.81796s[1]
Declination −41° 00′ 24.1033″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.76[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0IIIpSi[3]
U−B color index -0.21[4]
B−V color index -0.04[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+8.00[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +24.64[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −0.25[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.35 ± 0.70 mas[1]
Distance390 ± 30 ly
(120 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.39[2]
Orbit[7]
Period (P)464.66 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.836″
Eccentricity (e)0.210
Inclination (i)111.8°
Details
Luminosity78.22[2] L☉
Temperature10,378[8] K
Other designations
CD−41 14503, CCDM J21245-4100AB, GC 29950, HIP 105696, HR 8180, HD 203585, SAO 230667, WDS J21244-4100AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

Theta2 Microscopii (θ2 Mic) is a class A0III[3] (white giant) star in the constellation Microscopium. Its apparent magnitude is 5.76[2] and it is approximately 390 light years away based on parallax.[1] It is an Ap star, a chemically peculiar star with unusually strong metallic spectral lines.[9]

The main star is known to be a binary, with two components A (6.24 mag) and B (6.88 mag) orbiting with a semimajor axis of 0.836" and eccentricity 0.201, with a period 464.66 years.[10] A more distant companion, C, has a separation around 78.4" and magnitude 10.3.[11]

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  11. ^ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920. Vizier catalog entry