47 Ophiuchi

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47 Ophiuchi
Observation data
J2000
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 17h 26m 37.88094s[1]
Declination −05° 05′ 11.7500″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.54[2] (4.93 / 5.83)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F3V[4]
U−B color index -0.03[5]
B−V color index +0.39[5]
Distance
98.1 ± 0.7 ly
(30.1 ± 0.2 pc)
Semi-amplitude
(K1)
(primary)
46.92 ± 0.40 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
52.80 ± 0.39 km/s
Details[3]
47 Oph A
Mass1.50 ± 0.06 M
Radius2.06 ± 0.07 R
Luminosity7.80 ± 0.36 L
47 Oph B
Mass1.34 ± 0.06 M
Radius1.36 ± 0.06 R
Luminosity3.41 ± 0.25 L
HR 6493, SAO
 141665
Database references
SIMBADdata

47 Ophiuchi (47 Oph) is a binary star in the constellation Serpens. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is 4.54.[2] The system is located about 98.1 light-years, or 30.1 parsecs away, based on its parallax as measured by Hipparcos.[1]

47 Ophiuchi is a

Doppler shifts in the stars' spectra can be detected. In this case, the two stars have also been resolved using interferometry.[3] The primary star is an F-type main-sequence star,[4] that is 1.5 times the mass of the Sun and around twice as wide.[3] Its companion star is 1.34 times the mass of the Sun, and 1.36 times the radius of the Sun.[3] The two stars orbit each other every 26.3 days, and its orbital eccentricity is 0.481.[3]

The designation 47 Ophiuchi was originally used for the star HR 6496.

Serpens, and the designation became used for this star, HR 6493, instead.[7]

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