Gliese 268
A blue light light curve of a flare on Gliese 268. The intensity scale is relative to the star's quiescent brightness. Adapted from Pettersen (1975)[1] | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga[2] |
| Right ascension | 07h 10m 01.83358s[3] |
| Declination | +38° 31′ 46.0865″[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.52[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M4.5Ve[5] |
| U−B color index | +1.18[6] |
| B−V color index | +1.71[6] |
| Variable type | Flare star[7] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +41.792±0.025[8] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −439.420[3] mas/yr Dec.: −944.793[3] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 165.2147±0.0636 mas[3] |
| Distance | 19.741 ± 0.008 ly (6.053 ± 0.002 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +12.48[9] |
| Orbit[8] | |
| Period (P) | 10.42672±0.00006 d |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 0.01110±0.0005″ |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.3203±0.0009 |
| Inclination (i) | 100.39±0.03° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 89.98±0.07° |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 211.98±0.19° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 34.814±0.036 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 40.874±0.052 km/s |
| Details | |
| Gliese 268 A | |
| Mass | 0.22599±0.00065[8] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.242[10] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.00572[10] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,192[9] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.056[9] dex |
| Gliese 268 B | |
| Mass | 0.19248±0.00056[8] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.218[10] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.00427[10] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,192[9] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.056[9] dex |
| Other designations | |
| QY Aur, GJ 268, HIP 34603, G 87-26, G 07-51, LFT 512, LHS 226, LTT 11987, Ross 986, TYC 2944-1956-1[11] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| ARICNS | data |
Gliese 268 Location of Gliese 268 in the constellation Auriga | |
Gliese 268 (QY Aurigae) is a binary star system in the constellation of Auriga, and is one of the one hundred closest star systems to the Earth.
Gliese 268 is composed of two M-type dwarfs, or red dwarfs. The primary component of the system is calculated to have an apparent magnitude of 11.95, and the secondary component an apparent magnitude of 12.45.[10]
In 1975, Bjørn Ragnvald Pettersen discovered that Gliese 268 is a flare star.[1] It received its variable star designation, QY Aurigae, in 1977.[12]
References
- ^ a b Pettersen, B. R. (June 1975). "Discovery of flare activity on the dM5e star Gliese 268". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 41: 87–90. Bibcode:1975A&A....41...87P.
- ^ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Zacharias, N.; Finch, C. T.; Girard, T. M.; Henden, A.; Bartlett, J. L.; Monet, D. G.; Zacharias, M. I. (2012). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: UCAC4 Catalogue (Zacharias+, 2012)". Vizier Online Data Catalog. Bibcode:2012yCat.1322....0Z.
- ^ Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989). "The Perkins Catalog of Revised MK Types for the Cooler Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 71: 245. Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K. doi:10.1086/191373.
- ^ a b Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
- ^ Samus', N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (2017). "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1". Astronomy Reports. 61 (1): 80. Bibcode:2017ARep...61...80S. doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085.
- ^ a b c d Barry, Richard K.; Demory, Brice-Olivier; Ségransan, Damien; Forveille, Thierry; Danchi, William C.; Di Folco, Emmanuel; Queloz, Didier; Spooner, H. R.; Torres, Guillermo; Traub, Wesley A.; Delfosse, Xavier; Mayor, Michel; Perrier, Christian; Udry, Stéphane (2012). "A Precise Physical Orbit for the M-Dwarf Binary Gliese 268". The Astrophysical Journal. 760 (1): 55. Bibcode:2012ApJ...760...55B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/760/1/55. hdl:2060/20130013663. S2CID 1623628.
- ^ a b c d e Houdebine, E. R.; Mullan, D. J.; Paletou, F.; Gebran, M. (2016). "Rotation-Activity Correlations in K and M Dwarfs. I. Stellar Parameters and Compilations of v sin I and P/Sin I for a Large Sample of Late-K and M Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 822 (2): 97. arXiv:1604.07920. Bibcode:2016ApJ...822...97H. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/822/2/97.
- ^ a b c d e Ment, Kristo; Charbonneau, David (2023). "The Occurrence Rate of Terrestrial Planets Orbiting Nearby Mid-to-late M Dwarfs from TESS Sectors 1-42". The Astronomical Journal. 165 (6): 265. arXiv:2302.04242. Bibcode:2023AJ....165..265M. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/acd175.
- ^ "V* QY Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Kukarkin, B. V.; Kholopov, P. N.; Fedorovich, V. P.; Kireyeva, N. N.; Kukarkina, N. P.; Medvedeva, G. I.; Perova, N. B. (March 1977). "62nd Name-List of Variable Stars" (PDF). Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 1248: 1–25. Bibcode:1977IBVS.1248....1K. Retrieved 30 November 2024.