Gamma Trianguli

Gamma Trianguli (Gamma Tri, γ Trianguli, γ Tri) is a star in the constellation Triangulum located approximately 112 light years from Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.01 and forms an optical (line-of-sight) triple with Delta Trianguli and 7 Trianguli.[11]

γ Trianguli
Location of γ Trianguli (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Triangulum
Right ascension  02h 17m 18.86703s[1]
Declination +33° 50′ 49.8950″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.01[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1Vnn[3]
U−B color index +0.02[2]
B−V color index +0.02[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+9.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 44.64[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –52.57[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)29.04 ± 0.25[1] mas
Distance112.3 ± 1.0 ly
(34.4 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.35[5]
Details
Mass2.7[6] M☉
Radius1.96[7] R☉
Luminosity33.0[6] L☉
Temperature9,440[8] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)254[9] km/s
Age300[6] Myr
Other designations
γ Trianguli, γ Tri, Gamma Tri, 9 Trianguli, BD+33 397, FK5 79, HD 14055, HIP 10670, HR 664, SAO 55427[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Properties

This star has a stellar classification of A1Vnn,[3] which indicates it is an A-type main sequence star. It has 2.7[6] times the mass of the Sun and nearly double the Sun's radius.[7] Gamma Trianguli is radiating about 33[6] times the luminosity of the Sun from its outer envelope at an effective temperature of 9,440 K,[8] giving the star a white hue.[12] The star is roughly 300 million years old.[6]

Rotation

It is rotating rapidly, with a projected rotational velocity of 254 km/s along the equator,[9] which causes the star to take the pronounced shape of an oblate spheroid like Altair.[11] Because the inclination of the star's axial tilt is unknown, this means that the azimuthal equatorial velocity is at least this amount and possibly higher.[9] By comparison, the Sun is a slow rotator with an equatorial azimuthal velocity of 2 km/s.[13] The doppler shift from the rapid rotation results in very diffuse absorption lines in the star's spectrum, as indicated by the 'nn' in the classification.[14]

Debris disk

Orbiting the star is a dusty debris disk with a combined mass of about 2.9 × 10−2 times the mass of the Earth. This disk can be detected because it is being heated to a temperature of about 75 K by Gamma Trianguli and is radiating this as infrared energy. The disk is separated from the host star by an angle of 2.24 arcseconds, corresponding to a physical radius of 80 AU, or 80 times the separation of the Earth from the Sun.[7]

Naming

In Chinese, 天大將軍 (Tiān Dà Jiāng Jūn), meaning Heaven's Great General, refers to an asterism consisting of γ Trianguli, γ Andromedae, φ Persei, 51 Andromedae, 49 Andromedae, χ Andromedae, υ Andromedae, τ Andromedae, 56 Andromedae, β Trianguli, and δ Trianguli. Consequently, the Chinese name for γ Trianguli itself is 天大將軍十 (Tiān Dà Jiāng Jūn shí, English: the Tenth Star of Heaven's Great General.).[15]

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See also

References
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  2. Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99), Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
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  7. Rhee, Joseph H.; Song, Inseok; Zuckerman, B.; McElwain, Michael (May 2007), "Characterization of Dusty Debris Disks: The IRAS and Hipparcos Catalogs", The Astrophysical Journal, 660 (2): 1556–1571, arXiv:astro-ph/0609555, Bibcode:2007ApJ...660.1556R, doi:10.1086/509912
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  9. Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 463 (2): 671–682, arXiv:astro-ph/0610785, Bibcode:2007A&A...463..671R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224
  10. "gam Tri -- Star", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2011-12-11
  11. Kaler, James B., "GAMMA TRI (Gamma Trianguli)", Stars, University of Illinois, retrieved 2011-12-11
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  15. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
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