Pi Boötis
Star in the constellation Boötes
Pi Boötis , Latinized from π Boötis , is a probable triple star [ 10] system in the northern constellation of Boötes . It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.50.[ 1] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.67[ 1] mas as seen from Earth, it is located roughly 310 light years from the Sun .
The brighter primary, component π1 Boötis, has a visual magnitude of 4.89[ 2] and a stellar classification of B9 IIIp (MnHgSi) ,[ 3] which suggests it is an evolved blue-white hued B-type giant star . It is a chemically peculiar star of the HgMn type ,[ 8] with a spectrum that displays anomalous overabundances of mercury, manganese, and silicon.[ 3] This component is most likely a single-lined spectroscopic binary with an unknown companion.[ 10] Its magnitude 5.76[ 2] visible companion, π2 Boötis, is a white-hued A-type main-sequence star with a class of A6 V.[ 3] As of 2010, the pair were separated by 5.537± 0.003 arcseconds on the sky along a position angle of 110.5°± 0.5° . This corresponds to a projected separation of 538.6± 47.7 AU . The odds that is a mere chance alignment is 0.85%.[ 10]
Pi Boötis has the Chinese traditional star name 左攝提二 (Zuǒ shè tí èr)
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^ a b c Schöller, M.; et al. (November 2010), "Multiplicity of late-type B stars with HgMn peculiarity", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 522 : 12, arXiv :1010.3643 , Bibcode :2010A&A...522A..85S , doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201014246 , S2CID 119273467 , A85
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