Delta Ophiuchi

δ Ophiuchi
Location of δ Ophiuchi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 16h 14m 20.73853s[1]
Declination –03° 41′ 39.5612″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.75[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[3]
Spectral type M0.5 III[4]
U−B color index +1.96[2]
B−V color index +1.59[2]
Variable type Suspected[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–19.9[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –47.54[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –142.73[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)19.06 ± 0.16 mas[1]
Distance171 ± 1 ly
(52.5 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)–0.90[7]
Details
Mass1.5[8] M
Radius53.5+1.38
−1.46
[9] R
Luminosity502±27[9] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.4[10] cgs
Temperature3733±5[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.32[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)7.0[11] km/s
Other designations
1 Oph, BD-03 3903, FK5 603, HD 146051, HIP 79593, HR 6056, SAO 141052.[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Ophiuchi (δ Ophiuchi, abbreviated Delta Oph, δ Oph), formally named Yed Prior /ˌjɛd ˈprər/,[13][14] is a star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It forms a naked-eye optical double with Epsilon Ophiuchi (named Yed Posterior[14]). The apparent visual magnitude is 2.75,[2] making this a third-magnitude star and the fourth-brightest in the constellation. Parallax measurements from the Hipparcos spacecraft yield a distance estimate of approximately 171 light-years (52 parsecs) from the Sun (Epsilon Ophiuchi is approximately 108 light-years (33 parsecs)).[1]

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  13. ^ Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.
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