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Xi Telescopii

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Xi Telescopii

A light curve for Xi Telescopii, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Telescopium[2]
Right ascension 20h 07m 23.15599s[3]
Declination −52° 52 50.8490[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.89 – 4.94[4]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch[5]
Spectral type K5 III[6] or M1 IIab[7]
U−B color index +1.90[8]
B−V color index +1.61[8]
Variable type LB:[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+36.0[9] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −12.98[3] mas/yr
Dec.: +7.50[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.02±0.35 mas[3]
Distanceapprox. 1,100 ly
(approx. 330 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.64[2]
Details
Mass6.6[5] M
Radius134[5] R
Luminosity3,413[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)0.99[5] cgs
Temperature4,529[5] K
Other designations
ξ Tel, CPD−53°9794, FK5 755, HD 190421, HIP 99120, HR 7673, SAO 246443[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Xi Telescopii, Latinized from ξ Telescopii, is a solitary[7] star in the southern constellation of Telescopium. It is visible to the naked eye, with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.9. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.02 mas as measured from Earth,[3] it is located approximately 1,100 light-years from the Sun.

This is an evolved star with a stellar classification of K5 III[6] or M1 IIab,[7] indicating it is a giant or bright giant star. This is a variable star tentatively classified as a slow irregular-type variable with a brightness that varies between magnitude +4.89 and +4.94.[4] Koen and Eyer examined the Hipparcos data for this star, and found that it varied periodically, with a period of 12.36 days, and an amplitude of 0.0083 magnitudes.[11] With around 134 times the Sun's radius, it shines with a luminosity approximately 3,400 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 4,529 K.[5]

References

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  1. "/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats", Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, Strasbourg astronomical Data Center, retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 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. XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
  4. 1 2 3 Watson, Christopher (May 3, 2013). "NSV 12783". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  6. 1 2 Houk, Nancy; Cowley, A. P. (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 1, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1975mcts.book.....H.
  7. 1 2 3 Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
  8. 1 2 Fernie, J. D. (May 1983), "New UBVRI photometry for 900 supergiants", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 52: 7–22, Bibcode:1983ApJS...52....7F, doi:10.1086/190856.
  9. Wielen, R.; et al. (2000), "Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part III. Additional fundamental stars with direct solutions", Veröffentlichungen Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg, vol. 37, Karlsruhe: Verlag G. Braun, pp. 1–308, Bibcode:2000VeARI..37....1W, ISBN 3-7650-0536-3.
  10. "ksi Tel". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  11. Koen, Chris; Eyer, Laurent (March 2002). "New periodic variables from the Hipparcos epoch photometry". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 331 (1): 45–59. arXiv:astro-ph/0112194. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.331...45K. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05150.x.