V539 Arae
Triple star system in the constellation Ara
"Nu1 Arae" redirects here. For other star systems with this Bayer designation, see
Nu Arae .
V539 Arae (Bayer designation Nu1 Arae (ν1 Arae / ν1 Ara)) is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Ara . It is a variable star , the brightness of which varies from magnitude 5.71 to 6.24, making it faintly visible to the naked eye under good observing conditions.[ 7] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.30 ± 0.47 ,[ 1] this system is at a distance of roughly 1,000 light-years (310 parsecs ) from Earth.
A visual band light curve for V539 Arae, adapted from Knipe (1971)[ 8]
In 1930, Ferdinand Johannes Neubauer found that the star (usually called Boss 4496 at the time) is a spectroscopic binary . He did not detect any brightness variability.[ 9] Eclipses were first reported by E. Schoeffel and U. Kohler in 1965. The period they reported is 1/2 the currently accepted value, because they did not realize that the light curve has a deep secondary minimum.[ 10] [ 11]
The core members of this system, ν1 Ara AB, consist of a pair of B-type main-sequence stars in a close orbit with a period of 3.169 days and an eccentricity of 0.06. Their respective stellar classifications are B2 V and B3 V, and they have a combined visual magnitude of 5.65. Because the orbital plane lies close to the line of sight from the Earth, this pair form a detached eclipsing binary of the Algol type .[ 6] The eclipse of the primary causes a decrease of 0.52 in magnitude, while the secondary eclipse decreases the magnitude by 0.43.[ 12] At an angular separation of 12.34 arcseconds , is the tertiary component of this system; a magnitude 9.40 A-type main-sequence star with a classification of A1 V.[ 2]
The system is sometimes referred as Upsilon1 Arae (υ1 Arae), and more generally unlettered.[ 13]
References
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^ a b c Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv :0806.2878 , Bibcode :2008MNRAS.389..869E , doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x , S2CID 14878976 .
^ a b c Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities", Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication , Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode :1953GCRV..C......0W .
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^ a b "V* V539 Ara" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2010-07-31 .
^ Samus, N. N.; Goranskij, V. P.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N.; Zharova, A. V. "V539 Ara" . General Catalogue of Variable Stars . Lomonosov Moscow State University. Retrieved 25 November 2024 .
^ Knipe, G. F. G. (September 1971). "The light curve and orbital elements of V539 Arae" . Astronomy & Astrophysics . 14 : 70–77. Bibcode :1971A&A....14...70K . Retrieved 25 October 2021 .
^ Neubauer, F. J. (August 1930). "Forty-two Spectroscopic Binary Stars" . Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 42 (248): 235–236. Bibcode :1930PASP...42..235N . doi :10.1086/124043 . Retrieved 25 November 2024 .
^ Schoeffel, E.; Kohler, U. (January 1965). "Photometric Light-Curves of Bright Southern BV-Stars Eclipsing Binaries" . Information Bulletin on Variable Stars . 77 . Bibcode :1965IBVS...77....1S . Retrieved 25 November 2024 .
^ Thackeray, A. D.; Knipe, G. F. G. (1965). "The Eclipsing Variable HD 161783 (BV 420)" . Monthly Notes of the Astron. Soc. Southern Africa . 24 . Bibcode :1965MNSSA..24..109T . Retrieved 25 November 2024 .
^ Malkov, O. Yu.; Oblak, E.; Snegireva, E. A.; Torra, J. (February 2006), "A catalogue of eclipsing variables", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 446 (2): 785–789, Bibcode :2006A&A...446..785M , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20053137 , hdl :10995/73280 .
^ Note for HR 6622 : Hoffleit, D., Warren, Jr., W. H., (1991). The Bright Star Catalogue , (5th Revised Ed).
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