Pi Puppis
Second-brightest star in the constellation of Puppis
For meteor shower appearing in the region of this star, see
Pi Puppids .
Pi Puppis
Location of π Puppis (circled)
Observation dataEpoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation
Puppis
Right ascension
07h 17m 08.55678s [ 1]
Declination
−37° 05′ 50.8962″[ 1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
2.733[ 2]
Characteristics
Spectral type
K3 Ib[ 3]
U−B color index
+1.238[ 2]
B−V color index
+1.608[ 2]
Variable type
SRd [ 4]
Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv )+15.8[ 5] km/s Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.05[ 1] mas /yr Dec.: +6.47[ 1] mas /yr Parallax (π)4.04 ± 0.33 mas [ 1] Distance 810 ± 70 ly (250 ± 20 pc ) Absolute magnitude (MV )−4.5[ 6]
Details Mass 11.7± 0.2[ 7] M ☉ Radius 235[ 8] R ☉ Luminosity 11,378[ 8] L ☉ Surface gravity (log g )0.13[ 8] cgs Temperature 3,990–4,055[ 9] K Age 20.0± 3.9[ 7] Myr
Other designations π Pup ,
CPD −36°1211,
FK5 278,
GC 9706,
HD 56855,
HIP 35264,
HR 2773,
SAO 197795,
PPM 283747,
CCDM J07171-3706A,
WDS J07171-3706A[ 10]
Database references SIMBAD data
Pi Puppis , Latinized from π Puppis , also named Ahadi ,[ 11] [ 12] is the second-brightest star in the southern constellation of Puppis . It has an apparent visual magnitude of 2.733, so it can be viewed with the naked eye at night. Parallax measurements yield an estimated distance of roughly 810 light-years (250 parsecs ) from the Earth . This is a double star with a magnitude 6.86 companion at an angular separation of 0.72 arcsecond and a position angle of 148° from the brighter primary.[ 13]
A light curve for Pi Puppis, plotted from Hipparcos data,[ 14] folded with the period derived by Koen and Eyer (2002)[ 15]
The spectrum of Pi Puppis matches a stellar classification of K3 Ib.[ 3] The Ib luminosity class indicates this a lower luminosity supergiant star that has consumed the hydrogen fuel at its core, evolved away from the main sequence , and expanded to about 235 times the Sun's radius . The effective temperature of the star's outer envelope is approximately 4,000 K ,[ 9] which gives it the orange hue of a K-type star .[ 16] With a mass 11.7[ 7] times that of the Sun, this is a short-lived star with an estimated age of 20 million years.[ 7]
It is a semiregular variable star [ 4] that varies in apparent magnitude from a high of 2.70 down to 2.85.[ 17] Pi Puppis is the brightest star in the open cluster Collinder 135 .[ 18]
Naming
The star has the traditional name Ahadi, which is derived from Arabic for "having much promise".[ 11] In Chinese , 弧矢 (Hú Shǐ ), meaning Bow and Arrow ,[ 19] refers to an asterism consisting of π Puppis, δ Canis Majoris , η Canis Majoris , HD 63032 , HD 65456 , ο Puppis , k Puppis , ε Canis Majoris and κ Canis Majoris . Consequently, π Puppis itself is known as 弧矢九 (Hú Shǐ jiǔ , English: the Ninth Star of Bow and Arrow .)[ 20]
References
^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (November 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
^ a b c Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina; et al. (1966), "A System of photometric standards", Publ. Dept. Astron. Univ. Chile , 1 , Publicaciones Universidad de Chile, Department de Astronomy: 1–17, Bibcode :1966PDAUC...1....1G
^ a b Houk, Nancy (1979), "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars", Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD stars. Volume_3. Declinations -40_ƒ0 to -26_ƒ0 , 3 , Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode :1982mcts.book.....H
^ a b Kazarovets, E. V.; et al. (January 1999), "The 74th Special Name-list of Variable Stars", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars , 4659 : 1, Bibcode :1999IBVS.4659....1K
^ Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". In Batten, Alan Henry; Heard, John Frederick (eds.). Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30 . Determination of Radial Velocities and Their Applications . Vol. 30. University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union . p. 57. Bibcode :1967IAUS...30...57E .
^ Parsons, Sidney B. (2001). "A Large Spectral Class Dependence of the Wilson-Bappu Effect among Luminous Stars" . The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 113 (780): 188–194. Bibcode :2001PASP..113..188P . doi :10.1086/318616 .
^ a b c d Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (January 2011), "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 410 (1): 190–200, arXiv :1007.4883 , Bibcode :2011MNRAS.410..190T , doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x , S2CID 118629873
^ a b c McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (15 June 2017). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho–Gaia stars" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 471 (1): 770–791. arXiv :1706.02208 . Bibcode :2017MNRAS.471..770M . doi :10.1093/mnras/stx1433 . eISSN 1365-2966 . ISSN 0035-8711 .
^ a b Pérez Martínez, M. Isabel; Schröder, K.-P.; Cuntz, M. (June 2011), "The basal chromospheric Mg II h+k flux of evolved stars: probing the energy dissipation of giant chromospheres", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 414 (1): 418–427, arXiv :1102.4832 , Bibcode :2011MNRAS.414..418P , doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18421.x , S2CID 59268230
^ "CCDM J07171-3706A -- Double or multiple star" , SIMBAD , Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
^ a b Poppele, Jonathan (2010), Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations , Adventure Publications, p. 264, ISBN 978-1591932291 . [permanent dead link ]
^ "π Pup (Ahadi) - Star - SKY-MAP" .
^ Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V. (April 2000), "Two-colour photometry for 9473 components of close Hipparcos double and multiple stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 356 : 141–145, Bibcode :2000A&A...356..141F
^ "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes" . Space Telescope Science Institute. Retrieved 8 December 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ "The Colour of Stars" , Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education , Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, December 21, 2004, archived from the original on March 18, 2012, retrieved 2012-01-16
^ Burnham, Robert (1978), Burnham's celestial handbook: an observer's guide to the universe beyond the solar system , Dover books explaining science, vol. 3 (2nd ed.), Courier Dover Publications, p. 1499, ISBN 0-486-23673-0
^ Eggen, O. J. (February 1983), "Six clusters in Puppis-Vela", Astronomical Journal , 88 : 197–214, Bibcode :1983AJ.....88..197E , doi :10.1086/113306
^ 弧矢 (Hú Shǐ) is westernized into Koo She . R.H. Allen had opinion that Koo She refers to the asterism including δ Velorum and ω Velorum. AEEA opinion is, δ Velorum is member of 天社 (Tiān Shè ), meaning Celestial Earth God's Temple asterism and ω Velorum is not member of any asterisms. 天社 (Tiān Shè)is westernized into Tseen She and R.H.Allen used the term Tseen She for Chinese name of η Carinae . See Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Argo Navis and (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日 Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine .
^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
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