V1472 Aquilae

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V1472 Aquilae

A light curve for V1472 Aquilae plotted from Hipparcos data, adapted from Samus (1997)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension 20h 05m 26.54594s[2]
Declination +15° 30′ 01.5408″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.34[3] (6.36 to 6.60)[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type M2.5III[1]
U−B color index +1.76[3]
B−V color index +1.64[3]
Variable type Candidate
eclipsing variable[4]
Distance
780 ± 20 ly
(240 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.6±1.0[6]
Semi-amplitude
(K1)
(primary)
12.97±0.27 km/s
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
10[8] km/s
HR 7680, SAO 105663[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

V1472 Aquilae is a

high-velocity star system with a radial velocity of −112 km/s.[5]

The binary nature of the main component was announced by

projected rotational velocity of 10 km/s, possibly due to interaction with its companion.[8]

The variability of this star was discovered from Hipparcos data and, in 1997, it was classified as a

ellipsoidal variable. The 198-day orbital period produces a light curve with a primary and secondary minimum which, together with possible variations due to ellipsoidal rotation, produces the observed semiregular 100-day photometric variation.[1] Later observations show that it is less luminous than expected for a pulsating star with its amplitude, being more typical of ellipsoidal variables, and that it has a 200.05-day period with primary and secondary minima.[10]

A co-moving companion some 4.0 magnitudes fainter than the primary lies at an

References