Eta Scuti

η Scuti
Location of η Scuti (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum
Right ascension 18h 57m 03.67027s[1]
Declination −5° 50′ 46.7305″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.83[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage horizontal branch[3]
Spectral type K1-III[4]
U−B color index +1.02[5]
B−V color index +1.08[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−92.22±0.16[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +61.545[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −41.429[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.2960 ± 0.1740 mas[1]
Distance213 ± 2 ly
(65.4 ± 0.7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.87[2]
Details
Mass1.50[6] M☉
Radius11.97+0.18
−0.13[1] R☉
Luminosity62.7±0.8[1] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.54[6] cgs
Temperature4,693+27
−266[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.03[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 1.0[7] km/s
Age2.8[8] Gyr
Other designations
η Sct, BD−06°4976, FK5 3821, GC 26013, HD 175751, HIP 93026, HR 7149, SAO 142838, GSC 05127-07358[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Eta Scuti, Latinized from η Scuti, is a single[10] star in the southern constellation of Scutum, near the constellation border with Aquila. Eta Scuti was a latter designation of 9 Aquilae before the official constellation borders were set in 1922.[11] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.83.[2] This object is located approximately 213 light-years from the Sun based on parallax, and is moving closer with a radial velocity of −92 km/s.[1]

This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K1-III.[4] After exhausting the supply of hydrogen at its core, the star cooled and expanded until currently it has 12[1] times the girth of the Sun. It is a red clump giant, which indicates it is presently on the horizontal branch and is generating energy through core helium fusion.[3] The star is about 2.8 billion years old[8] with 1.5 times the mass of the Sun.[6] It is radiating 63[1] times the Sun's luminosity from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,693 K.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Alves2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989). "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 71: 245. Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K. doi:10.1086/191373.
  5. ^ a b Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 42 (2): 443. Bibcode:2014JAVSO..42..443M.Vizier catalog entry
  6. ^ a b c d Reffert, Sabine; Bergmann, Christoph; Quirrenbach, Andreas; Trifonov, Trifon; Künstler, Andreas (2015). "Precise radial velocities of giant stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 574: A116. arXiv:1412.4634. Bibcode:2015A&A...574A.116R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322360. hdl:10722/215277. S2CID 59334290. Vizier catalog entry
  7. ^ De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. S2CID 54046583. Vizier catalog entry
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference aaa458_2_609 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "eta Sct". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eggleton2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wagman1987 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).