Xi Puppis

Xi Puppis (ξ Puppis, abbreviated Xi Pup, ξ Pup) is a multiple star system in the southern constellation of Puppis. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.35,[2] it is one of the brighter members of this constellation. Based on parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, it is located approximately 1,200 light-years (370 parsecs) from the Sun, with a 7.5% margin of error.[1]

ξ Puppis
Location of ξ Puppis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension  07h 49m 17.65567s[1]
Declination −24° 51′ 35.2305″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.35[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G6 Iab-Ib[3]
U−B color index +1.18[2]
B−V color index +1.25[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+2.7[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.81[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −0.89[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.72 ± 0.21[1] mas
Distance1,200 ± 90 ly
(370 ± 30 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)–4.73[5]
Details
Mass9.9 ± 1.0[3] M☉
Luminosity60,000[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.21 ± 0.09[3] cgs
Temperature4,880 ± 150[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.24[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9.2[8] km/s
Age23[3] Myr
Other designations
Azmidi, Azmidiske, Asmidiske, ξ Puppis, ξ Pup, Xi Pup, 7 Puppis, CCDM J07493-2452A; CPD−24  2939, FK5 1204, GC 10562, HD 63700, HIP 38170, HR 3045, IDS 07451-2437 A, PPM 253258, SAO 174601, WDS J07493-2452A.
Database references
SIMBADdata

The system consists of a spectroscopic binary, designated Xi Puppis A,[9] together with a third companion star, Xi Puppis B. A's two components are themselves designated Xi Puppis Aa (formally named Azmidi /ˈæzmɪdi/)[10] and Ab.

Nomenclature

ξ Puppis (Latinised to Xi Puppis) is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the two constituents as Xi Puppis A and B, and those of A's components - Xi Puppis Aa and Ab - derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).[11]

The system was sometimes known as Asmidiske (Azmidiske), a misspelling and misplacement of Aspidiske (from the Greek for 'little shield), the traditional name of Iota Carinae.[12] In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[13] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems.[14] It approved the name Azmidi for the component Xi Puppis Aa on 1 June 2018 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[10]

Properties

Because of the distance of this system from the Earth, its visual magnitude is reduced by 0.73 as a result of extinction from the intervening gas and dust.[5]

Xi Puppis A presents as a yellow supergiant of spectral class G6 with a luminosity 8,300 times that of the Sun.[12]

The 13th-magnitude companion, Xi Puppis B, is about 5 arcseconds distant and is a Sun-like star that orbits at least 2000 AU away with an orbital period of at least 26,000 years.[12]

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References
  1. van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357
  2. Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
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  4. Wilson, R. E. (1953). General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities. Carnegie Institute of Washington D.C. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
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  9. "Washington Double Star Catalog". United States Naval Observatory. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. "Naming Stars". IAU.org. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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  12. Kaler, James B., "ASMIDISKE (Xi Puppis)", Stars, University of Illinois, retrieved 2018-06-20
  13. "IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. "WG Triennial Report (2015-2018) - Star Names" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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