KU Hydrae

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KU Hydrae
KUHyaLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for KU Hydrae, adapted from Adelman (2006) [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydra [2]
Right ascension 09h 22m 50.856s [3]
Declination −09° 50 19.66 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.75 [4]
Characteristics
Spectral type Ap EuCrSr [5]
U−B color index +0.11 [6]
B−V color index +0.22 [6]
Variable type α2 CVn
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)19.6 ± 5.0 km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −27.94 ± 0.61 [3]   mas/yr
Dec.: −13.01 ± 0.36 [3]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.92 ± 0.61  mas [3]
Distance 470 ± 40  ly
(140 ± 10  pc)
Orbit [7]
CompanionKU Hya B
Period (P)52.98(37) yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.169(1)
Eccentricity (e)0.074(8)
Inclination (i)68.5(6)°
Longitude of the node (Ω)202.4(4)°
Periastron epoch (T)2020.20(45)
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
58.7(3.3)°
Details [8]
KU Hya A
Mass 2.07  M
KU Hya B
Mass 2.05  M
Other designations
BD−09° 2816, HD  81009, HIP  45999, HR  3724, SAO  136799, A 1342 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

KU Hydrae is a binary star in the constellation Hydra. The primary star is an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable with its apparent magnitude varying from 0.05 magnitudes over a period of 33.97 days. [8]

This star was discovered to be a visual binary star by Robert Grant Aitken in 1906 and was given the double star designation A 1342. [9] Additional measurements of the position angle and angular separation showed a rapid orbital motion. [10]

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