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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Circinus1 |
| Right ascension | 15h 23m 22.64294s2 |
| Declination | −59° 19′ 14.8131″2 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.513 (4.94 + 5.73)4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B5 IV5 + F8 V3 |
| Variable type | Be6 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 16.90±1.787 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −12.97 mas/yr2 Dec.: −34.24 mas/yr2 |
| Parallax (π) | 7.27±0.81 mas2 |
| Distance | approx. 450 ly (approx. 140 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.181 |
| Orbit5 | |
| Period (P) | 258 yr |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 2.576″ |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.931 |
| Details | |
| γ Cir A | |
| Mass | 6.0±0.38 M☉ |
| Temperature | 15,1359 K |
| Age | 63.1±19.68 Myr |
| γ Cir B | |
| Temperature | 4,7869 K |
| Other designations | |
| γ Cir, CPD−58°5908, HIP 75323, HR 5704, SAO 24246310 | |
| γ Cir A: HD 136415 | |
| γ Cir B: HD 136416 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | γ Cir AB |
| γ Cir A | |
| γ Cir B | |
Gamma Circini is a star system in the constellation Circinus. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from γ Circini, and abbreviated Gamma Cir or γ Cir. This was noted as a double star by Herschel in 1835, who estimated the separation as 1 arc second.11 It is visible to the naked eye as a point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.51.3 Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.27 mas,2 it is about 450 light-years away.
This is a wide binary star system and may even be a triple star.9 The two visible components orbit each other with a preliminary estimated period of 258 years and a large eccentricity of 0.931.5 As of 2014, the visible components have an angular separation of 0.80 arc seconds on a position angle of 359°.4
The primary star, component A, is a B-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of B5 IV.5 Based upon isochrone curve fitting it is hypothesized to be a pair of matching B5 stars,9 and is a Be variable with an uncertain maximum.6 It has an effective temperature of 15,1359 K and an estimated mass six8 times that of the Sun. The companion, component B, is an F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F8 V.3 It has an effective temperature of 4,7869 K.
References
References
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- Parsons, Sidney B. (May 2004), "New and Confirmed Triple Systems with Luminous Cool Primaries and Hot Companions", The Astronomical Journal, 127 (5): 2915–2930, Bibcode:2004AJ....127.2915P, doi:10.1086/383546.
- "* gam Cir", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-01-13.
- Carette, E.; et al. (April 1995), "γ Circinus: a young visual binary with pre-main-sequence component(s)?", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 296: 139, Bibcode:1995A&A...296..139C.
- MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes, Space Telescope Science Institute, retrieved 29 December 2022.