Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Right ascension | 01h 44m 17.964s [2] |
Declination | +57° 32′ 11.81″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.18 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G1-2V [4] /G1-2V [4] /A3 [5] /G5 [6] |
U−B color index | 0.05 [3] |
B−V color index | 0.13 [3] |
Variable type | Algol [7] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 7.11±0.30 [4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 46.52±0.52 [2] mas/yr Dec.: 19.17±0.50 [2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 17.6 ± 1.5 [4] mas |
Distance | 190 ± 20 ly (57 ± 5 pc) |
Orbit [4] | |
Primary | ADS 1359 A |
Companion | ADS 1359 B |
Period (P) | 184.9±2.7 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.911±0.065″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.794±0.050 |
Inclination (i) | 133.3±2.6° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 125.4±4.3° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2021.8±2.1 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 269.5±8.5° |
Orbit [4] | |
Primary | ADS 1359 Ba |
Companion | ADS 1359 Bb |
Period (P) | 2.587332±0.000002 d |
Semi-major axis (a) | 9.96±0.06 R⊙ |
Inclination (i) | 84.7±2.2° |
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 97.1±0.9 km/s |
Semi-amplitude(K2) (secondary) | 97.0±1.6 km/s |
Details [4] | |
ADS 1359 A | |
Temperature | 8522±38 K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 84.55±1.42 km/s |
ADS 1359 Ba | |
Mass | 0.99±0.03 M☉ |
Radius | 1.05±0.05 R☉ |
Temperature | 5933±131 K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 32.17±2.32 km/s |
ADS 1359 Bb | |
Mass | 0.99±0.04 M☉ |
Radius | 1.05±0.05 R☉ |
Temperature | 5693±161 K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 49.10±7.46 km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
ADS 1359 is a quadruple star system in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is composed of two sun like stars in an eclipsing binary with a 2.5-day period, which is in turn orbited by an A-type main-sequence star with a 185-year orbital period. There is also HD 236848 which is a distant proper motion companion.
The visual binary was discovered by Sherburne Wesley Burnham at Dearborn Observatory in Chicago in 1880. [9] A first preliminary orbit was calculated in 1971 by astronomer Georgije Popović using observations from 1880 to 1967. [10] Improved orbits were calculated in 1995, [11] 2009 [12] and 2017. [4] The two stars were separated by 1.0″ when they were discovered, but only 0.50″ in 2010. The orbit has a high eccentricity and the separation of the two stars varies between about 0.2″ and 1.6″. [4]
ADS 1359 was discovered by the Hipparcos spacecraft to be a detached eclipsing binary and given the variable star designation V773 Cassiopeiae. [13] The derived period of variability was 1.29 days, [7] exactly half the orbital period of the inner pair since each orbit produces two almost-identical eclipses. [4] The eclipsing stars are the inner pair of the system. The two stars combined are still about eight times fainter than the third star and so the eclipses decrease the overall brightness of V773 Cas by less than 0.1 magnitudes. [4]
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