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HR 7578
BERJAYA
A light curve for V4200 Sagittarii, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Sagittarius[2]
A
Right ascension 19h 54m 17.7453s[3]
Declination −23° 56 27.863[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.18[4]
Characteristics
A
Spectral type K3 V + K3 V[5] + M5[6]
U−B color index +0.915[7]
B−V color index +1.045[7]
Variable type BY Dra[4]
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)−5.1±0.2[8] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −124.476±0.067[3] mas/yr
Dec.: −410.440±0.043[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)70.857±0.019 mas[6]
Distance46.03 ± 0.01 ly
(14.113 ± 0.004 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+5.48[2]
Orbit[9][6]
PrimaryHR 7578 Aa
NameHR 7578 Ab
Period (P)46.81614±0.00003 d
Semi-major axis (a)0.3054±0.0001 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.68664±0.00006
Inclination (i)99.048±0.007°
Longitude of the node (Ω)111.83±0.01°
Periastron epoch (T)2455441.0406±0.0003 HJD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
241.056±0.011°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
47.79±0.01 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
48.63±0.01 km/s
Details
HR 7578 Aa
Mass0.87492±0.00032[6] M
Radius0.86±0.04[10] R
Luminosity0.35±0.02[10] L
Temperature4,820±200[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.28[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.0[5] km/s
HR 7578 Ab
Mass0.85978±0.00029[6] M
Radius0.81±0.04[10] R
Luminosity0.31±0.02[10] L
Temperature4,820±200[6] K
2MASS J19542064−2356398 (HR 7578 C)
Mass0.173±0.020[11] M
Radius0.204±0.004[11] R
Luminosity0.00304±0.00083[11] L
Surface gravity (log g)5.0570±0.0244[11] cgs
Temperature3,002±157[11] K
Other designations
CD−24°15668, GJ 770, HD 188088, HIP 97944, HR 7578, SAO 188692
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata

HR 7578 (also known as V4200 Sagittarii) is a triple star system in the constellation of Sagittarius. Their combined apparent magnitude is 6.18,[4] making it very faintly visible to the naked eye of an observer under a dark sky, far from any city. Parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft put the system at 46 light-years (14.1 parsecs) away, making this a nearby system.[3]

The two main stars of HR 7578 are fairly old, older than the Pleiades but possibly younger than the Hyades.[8] The stars are between 5×108 and 2×109 years old.[8] Both are K-type main-sequence stars.[5] Both stars have a minimum mass of 0.85 ± 0.03 M, and are unusually metal-rich, showing high amounts of cyanide and sodium in their spectra.[8]

In 1982, Francis C. Fekel and Willet I. Beavers suggested that HR 7578 might be a variable star, based on their spectroscopic observations.[12] James T. Hooten and Douglas S. Hall confirmed that the star's brightness varies, in 1990.[13] It was given its variable star designation, V4200 Sagittarii, in 1993.[14] HR 7578 is a BY Draconis variable. This is a class of variable star whose variability comes from starspots on the stars' surfaces.

HR 7578 also has a common proper motion companion, 2MASS J19542064−2356398. It is a red dwarf that is at least 580 astronomical units from the central star system.[4] There is another star that is separated about 40 away and is 4.4 magnitudes fainter, but is not physically associated with HR 7578.[10]

References

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  1. "Light Curve". Hipparcos ESA. ESA. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chini, R.; Fuhrmann, K.; Barr, A.; Pozo, F.; Westhues, C.; Hodapp, K. (2014). "New visual companions of solar-type stars within 25 pc". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 437 (1): 879–886. arXiv:1310.2684. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.437..879C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1953. S2CID 118717758.
  5. 1 2 3 Pasquini, L.; Cortés, C.; Lombardi, M.; Monaco, L.; Leão, I. C.; Delabre, B. (2015). "Tachoastrometry: Astrometry with radial velocities". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 574: A76. arXiv:1412.7075. Bibcode:2015A&A...574A..76P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424882. S2CID 55059342.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gallenne, A.; Mérand, A.; Kervella, P.; Graczyk, D.; Pietrzyński, G.; Gieren, W.; Pilecki, B. (2023-04-01). "The Araucaria project: High-precision orbital parallaxes and masses of binary stars. I. VLTI/GRAVITY observations of ten double-lined spectroscopic binaries". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 672: A119. arXiv:2302.12960. Bibcode:2023A&A...672A.119G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245712. ISSN 0004-6361.
  7. 1 2 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Fekel, F. C. Jr.; Beavers, W. I. (1983). "HR 7578 - A K dwarf double-lined spectroscopic binary with peculiar abundances". The Astrophysical Journal. 267: 682. Bibcode:1983ApJ...267..682F. doi:10.1086/160905.
  9. Tokovinin, Andrei (2018). "The Updated Multiple Star Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 235 (1): 6. arXiv:1712.04750. Bibcode:2018ApJS..235....6T. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/aaa1a5.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Fekel, Francis C.; Henry, Gregory W.; Tomkin, Jocelyn (2017). "New Precision Orbits of Bright Double-lined Spectroscopic Binaries. X. HD 96511, HR 7578, and KZ Andromedae". The Astronomical Journal. 154 (3). 120. Bibcode:2017AJ....154..120F. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa816e.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Stassun, Keivan G.; Oelkers, Ryan J.; Paegert, Martin; Torres, Guillermo; Pepper, Joshua; De Lee, Nathan; Collins, Kevin; Latham, David W.; Muirhead, Philip S.; Chittidi, Jay; Rojas-Ayala, Bárbara; Fleming, Scott W.; Rose, Mark E.; Tenenbaum, Peter; Ting, Eric B. (2019-10-01). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (4): 138. arXiv:1905.10694. Bibcode:2019AJ....158..138S. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 166227927.
  12. Fekel, F. C.; Beavers, W. I. (December 1982). "HR 7578: a Possible Late-Type Eclipsing Binary and/or a BY Draconis Variable". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 2243: 1–2. Bibcode:1982IBVS.2243....1F.
  13. Hooten, James T.; Hall, Douglas S. (September 1990). "Photometry of 50 Suspected Variable Stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 74: 225–247. Bibcode:1990ApJS...74..225H. doi:10.1086/191497.
  14. Kazarovets, E. V.; Samus, N. N.; Goranskij, V. P. (February 1993). "The 71st Name-List of Variable Stars". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 3840: 1–27. Bibcode:1993IBVS.3840....1K.