Sigma1 Gruis, a Latinization of σ1 Gruis, is a star in the constellation Grus. It is a dim, white-hued star near the lower limit for visibility to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.26.[2] This object is located 229 light-years (70.1 pc) distant from the Sun based on parallax.[1] The radial velocity of this star is poorly constrained, but it appears to be drifting further away at the rate of +7 km/s.[3]
This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A2 Vn; a star that is currently fusing its core hydrogen. It has a relatively high rate of spin as indicated by the ‘n’ suffix, showing a projected rotational velocity of 163 km/s.[8] This object is 194 million years old with double the mass[6] and radius of the Sun.[7] The star is radiating 12[5] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,230 K.[6] It is a source of X-ray emission, which may indicate it has an unseen stellar companion.[10]
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- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (2001), “Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 367 (3rd ed.): 521–24, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A…367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
- ^ a b Díaz, C. G.; et al. (July 2011), “Accurate stellar rotational velocities using the Fourier transform of the cross correlation maximum”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A143, arXiv:1012.4858, Bibcode:2011A&A…531A.143D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201016386, S2CID 119286673.
- ^ “sig01 Gru”. SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Schröder, C.; Schmitt, J. H. M. M. (November 2007), “X-ray emission from A-type stars”, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 475 (2): 677–684, Bibcode:2007A&A…475..677S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077429.