HD 133002

Possible binary star in the constellation Ursa Minor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HD 133002 (HR 5596) is a possible binary[9] star in the northern constellation of Ursa Minor. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.65,[4] it is faintly visible to the naked eye. (According to the Bortle scale, it can be viewed from dark rural skies.) The high declination of +82.5°[1] means it is hidden from view from most of the southern hemisphere. Parallax measurements yield an estimated distance of around 142 light years from the Sun.[1] If it was instead positioned at a distance of 33 ly (10 pc), this would be a second magnitude star.[5] The system is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −44 km/s.[5]

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HD 133002
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Ursa Minor
Right ascension 14h 50m 20.421s[1]
Declination +82° 30 42.99[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.63[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant[1]
Spectral type G2V[3]
U−B color index +0.17[4]
B−V color index +0.671±0.004[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−44.38[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +177.593 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −224.260 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)22.9030±0.0496 mas[1]
Distance142.4 ± 0.3 ly
(43.66 ± 0.09 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.448[5]
Details
HD 133002 A
Mass1.51[6] M
Radius3.4[1] R
Luminosity9.54±0.04[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.86[7] cgs
Temperature5,515±1[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.41[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.2[7] km/s
Age2.80[6] Gyr
HD 133002 B
Mass0.15±0.01[9] M
Other designations
BD+83°431, FK5 1644, GJ 3876, HD 133002, HIP 72573, HR 5596, SAO 2459[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata
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This is a G-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of G2V,[3] although it has also been classified as F9V or G0V.[11] With spectral absorption lines of metals and absorption bands of some molecules weaker than expected based on its hydrogen lines, it is defined as a weak line star. Based on its G-band strengths, it would we given a class of G0, and based on its metal lines a class of G1.[3]

It is estimated to have 51% greater mass than the Sun, and is younger with an age of around 2.8 billion years.[6] The projected rotational velocity along the star's equator is a relatively leisurely 5.2 km/s.[7] The star is considered a photometric solar analog, although it is deficient in elements more massive than helium when compared to the Sun.[12] The chemical composition and relatively low surface gravity for a star of its classification suggest that this may instead be a subgiant star that is in the process of evolving away from the main sequence.[13] The effective temperature of the star's photosphere is 5,515 K,[1] giving it the yellow-white hue of a G-type star.[14]

This star has been examined for evidence of an infrared excess, but none was detected.[15] During a 2006−2007 survey of nearby stars, it was discovered that HD 133002 has a low-mass common proper motion stellar companion. This object has an estimated 15% of the Sun's mass. It has a projected separation of around 80 AU from the primary, which suggests an orbital period of roughly 700 years. At present, there is insufficient observational data available to determine orbital elements.[9]

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