AG Draconis

AG Draconis

A blue band light curve for AG Draconis, spanning 123 years, adapted from Gális et al. (2015)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 16h 01m 41.01257s[2]
Declination +66° 48′ 10.1312″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.9 - 10.3[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type K3 IIIep[4] + WD[5]
B−V color index 1.425±0.094[6]
Variable type Z And[7]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−147.42±0.30[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.135[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −5.602[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.2101 ± 0.0268 mas[2]
Distanceapprox. 16,000 ly
(approx. 4,800 pc)
Orbit[8]
Period (P)549.73 d
Eccentricity (e)0.06
Periastron epoch (T)2447622.28 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
359.8°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
4.67 km/s
Details[5]
AG Dra A
Mass1.5 M
Radius35 R
Metallicity [Fe/H]−1.3 dex
AG Dra B
Luminosity~ 103 L
Temperature~ 105 K
Other designations
AG Dra, AG+66° 715, BD+67°922, HIP 78512, SAO 16931[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

AG Draconis is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. It consists of a giant star and a white dwarf that revolve around each other every 550 days.

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