10 Tauri is a single[9] star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.29.[2] An annual parallax shift of 71.62[1] mas provides a distance estimate of 45.5 light years. It is moving further from the Sun with a radial velocity of +28 km/s[4] and has a relatively high proper motion.[2]
The star has a stellar classification of F8 V,[3] indicating that it is an ordinary F-type main-sequence star that is generating energy through hydrogen fusion in its core region. It is around 5.7[6] billion years old with a rotation period of 17.6 days.[8] The star has 1.14 times the mass of the Sun and 1.6 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating three[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,000 K.[7]
A debris disk has been identified orbiting 10 Tauri, based on excess infrared radiation detected by IRAS/ISO.[10]
10 Tauri was the brightest star in the obsolete constellation Psalterium Georgii (Harpa Georgii).[11]
References
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- ^ a b Nordström, B.; et al. (May 2014), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ~14000 F and G dwarfs", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 418: 989–1019, arXiv:astro-ph/0405198, Bibcode:2004A&A...418..989N, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035959, S2CID 11027621.
- ^ a b Pizzolato, N.; Maggio, A.; Sciortino, S. (September 2000), "Evolution of X-ray activity of 1-3 Msun late-type stars in early post-main-sequence phases", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 361: 614–628, Bibcode:2000A&A...361..614P
- ^ a b c Boyajian, Tabetha S.; et al. (February 2012), "Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. I. Main-sequence A, F, and G Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 746 (1): 101, arXiv:1112.3316, Bibcode:2012ApJ...746..101B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/746/1/101, S2CID 18993744. See Table 10.
- ^ a b c d Soubiran, C.; Creevey, O. L.; Lagarde, N.; Brouillet, N.; Jofré, P.; Casamiquela, L.; Heiter, U.; Aguilera-Gómez, C.; Vitali, S.; Worley, C.; de Brito Silva, D. (2024-02-01). "Gaia FGK benchmark stars: Fundamental Teff and log g of the third version". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 682: A145. arXiv:2310.11302. Bibcode:2024A&A...682A.145S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202347136. ISSN 0004-6361. 10 Tauri's database entry at VizieR.
- ^ a b Maldonado, J.; et al. (October 2010), "A spectroscopy study of nearby late-type stars, possible members of stellar kinematic groups", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 521: A12, arXiv:1007.1132, Bibcode:2010A&A...521A..12M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014948, S2CID 119209183
- ^ Rodriguez, David R.; et al. (May 2015), "Stellar multiplicity and debris discs: an unbiased sample", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 449 (3): 3160–3170, arXiv:1503.01320, Bibcode:2015MNRAS.449.3160R, doi:10.1093/mnras/stv483.
- ^ J.S. Greaves; D.A. Fischer; M.C. Wyatt (2006). "Metallicity, Debris Discs and Planets". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 366 (1): 283–286. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.366..283G. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09848.x.
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Star Tales - Psalterium Georgii
External links
- "* 10 Tau". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "4C00315". ARICNS. 1998-03-04. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "10 Tauri". Internet Stellar Database. Retrieved 2006-08-10.