Epsilon Volantis

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Triple
star Epsilon Volantis
Observation
data epoch : J2000.0
AladinLite
Constellation Flying fish
Astrometry
Radial velocity (+9.6 ± 0.9) km / s
parallax  (5.08 ± 0.56) mas
distance  (642 ± 71) ly
((197 ± 22) pc )
Individual data
Names Aa , Ab , B
Observation data:
Right ascension Aa 08 h 07 m 55.8 s
From
B.
declination Aa 1316299−68 ° 37 ′ 01 ″
From
B.
Apparent
brightness
Aa +4.35 m
From m
B. approx. 7.3 m
Typing:
Spectral class Aa B6 IV
From
B.
Designations and catalog entries
Bayer-Bez. ε Volantis
Bright Star Cat. HR 3223
HD catalog HD 68520
SAO catalog SAO 250128
Tycho catalog TYC 9193-3090-1
Hipparcos catalog HIP 39794
WDS catalog WDS 08079-6837
Other
names
CPD -68 ° 736
CCDM J08079-6837

Epsilon Volantis (ε Vol / ε Volantis) is a triple star system in the constellation of the flying fish . The system is about 642 light years from Earth. At Epsilon Volantis, two 4.5 mag bright stars and one only 8 mag faint star orbit each other at an apparent distance of 6.1 arc seconds . The two stars of the component Epsilon Volantis A are a spectroscopic binary star and, together with the companion Epsilon Volantis B, form a system with an orbital period of about 14.17 days. Epsilon Volantis A, is a blue and white subgiant B-type.

literature

  • Sanford RF: The orbit of the spectroscopic binary epsilon Volantis. Lick Observatory Bulletin, vol. 8, pp.127-130, published 1913
  • Medici, A .; Hubrig, S .: Triple System epsilon Vol and Quadruple System eta Mus: the Mass Ratio in Close Binary Systems Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, 4827, 1. published 2000

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