Tau Ophiuchi

τ Ophiuchi
Location of τ Ophiuchi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 18h 03m 04.91992s[1]
Declination −8° 10′ 49.2586″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.24 (A) / 5.94 (B) [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2V(A) / F5V (B) [2]
U−B color index +0.05 (A)[3]
B−V color index +0.38 (A)[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-38.39[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +15.78[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -37.79[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)19.48 ± 0.66 mas[1]
Distance167 ± 6 ly
(51 ± 2 pc)
Details
Mass1.54 (A) / 1.29 (B)[5] M☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.18 (A)[6] cgs
Temperature6,813 (A)[6] K
Other designations
BD-08°4549, CCDM J18031-0811AB, 69 Ophiuchi, HIP 88404, HD 164764+164765, HR 6733+6734, WDS J18031-0811AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

Tau Ophiuchi (τ Oph) is a multiple star in the constellation Ophiuchus, approximately 167 light years away based on parallax.[1] Its two main components are two yellow-white main sequence stars, A, of magnitude 5.24 and class F2V, and B, of magnitude 5.94 and class F5V,[2] orbiting each other with a period of 257 years and eccentricity around 0.77.[7] A is reported as a spectroscopic binary with a smaller star of 0.29 solar masses orbiting it every 186 days.[5] An additional component, C, has a separation of 100.8" and magnitude 11.28.[8]

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  6. ^ a b David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (2015). "The Ages of Early-Type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 804 (2): 146. arXiv:1501.03154. Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..146D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146. S2CID 33401607. Vizier catalog entry
  7. ^ Malkov, O. Yu.; Tamazian, V. S.; Docobo, J. A.; Chulkov, D. A. (2012). "Dynamical masses of a selected sample of orbital binaries". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: A69. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..69M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219774. Vizier catalog entry
  8. ^ 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