15 Orionis

15 Orionis
Location of 15 Orionis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 09m 41.96481s[1]
Declination 15° 35′ 49.9051″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.82[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2IV[3]
U−B color index +0.19[2]
B−V color index +0.32[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+28.79[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.105[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –3.444[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.5097 ± 0.2951 mas[1]
Distance340 ± 10 ly
(105 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.04[5]
Details
15 Ori A
Mass3.42±0.67[6] M☉
Radius5.9[7] R☉
Luminosity300[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.75[8] cgs
Temperature7,161+50
−49[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.21[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)60[6] km/s
Other designations
15 Ori, BD+15°752, GC 6306, HD 33276, HIP 24010, HR 1676, SAO 94359, CCDM J05097+1536AB, WDS J05097+1536AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

15 Orionis is a suspected astrometric binary[9] star system in the equatorial constellation of Orion, near the border with Taurus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82.[2] The system is approximately 340 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +29 km/s,[4] having come to within 69 light-years some three million years ago.[5]

The primary component is an early F-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of F2 IV,[3] a star that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and has begun to evolve into a giant. It has 3.42[6] times the mass of the Sun and 5.9[7] times the Sun's radius. The star still has a relatively high rotation rate, showing a projected rotational velocity of 60 km/s.[6] It is radiating 300 times the luminosity of the Sun from its expanding photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,161 K.[6]

It has one suspected companion, component B, at a separation of 0.3".[10]

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  7. ^ a b Allende Prieto, C.; Lambert, D. L. (1999). "Fundamental parameters of nearby stars from the comparison with evolutionary calculations: Masses, radii and effective temperatures". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 352: 555–562. arXiv:astro-ph/9911002. Bibcode:1999A&A...352..555A. Vizier catalog entry
  8. ^ a b Wu, Yue; Singh, H. P.; Prugniel, P.; Gupta, R.; Koleva, M. (2010). "Coudé-feed stellar spectral library – atmospheric parameters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 525: A71. arXiv:1009.1491. Bibcode:2011A&A...525A..71W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015014. S2CID 53480665.
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  10. ^ 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