Theta Aquarii

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θ Aquarii
Aquarius constellation map.svg
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Location of θ Aquarii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 16m 50.03635s [1]
Declination –07° 46 59.8480 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.175 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III–IV [3]
U−B color index +0.818 [2]
B−V color index +0.983 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–13.77 ± 0.17 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +118.80 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: –22.18 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.40 ± 0.23  mas [1]
Distance 187 ± 2  ly
(57.5 ± 0.8  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+0.23 [3]
Details
Mass 2.39 [5] to 2.78 [3]   M
Radius 12 [4]   R
Luminosity 72 [4] to 83 [3]   L
Surface gravity (log g)2.8 [4]   cgs
Temperature 4,864 [4]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01 [4] to +0.09 [3]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.6 [4]  km/s
Age 437 [3]   Myr
Other designations
Ancha, 43 Aquarii, BD–08 5845, FK5  840, HD  211391, HIP  110003, HR  8499, SAO  145991. [6]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Theta Aquarii (θ Aquarii, abbreviated Theta Aqr, θ Aqr), officially named Ancha /ˈæŋkə/ [7] (distinguish Ankaa, with the same pronunciation), is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. Visible to the naked eye at apparent magnitude 4.175, [2] it is located at a distance of around 187 light-years (57 parsecs ) from the Sun. [1] Since it is near the ecliptic it can be occulted by the Moon, or very rarely by planets.

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Nomenclature

θ Aquarii (Latinised to Theta Aquarii) is the star's Bayer designation.

It bore the traditional name Ancha; Medieval Latin for "the haunch". In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [8] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Ancha for this star on 12 September 2016, and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. [7]

In Chinese, (), meaning Weeping , refers to an asterism consisting of Theta Aquarii and Rho Aquarii. [9] Consequently, the Chinese name for Theta Aquarii itself is 泣二 (Qì èr, English: the Second Star of Weeping). [10] Possibly, the name Lei, meaning "tears (weeping)" in Chinese, derives from the Chinese name for this star. [11]

Properties

Ancha belongs to the spectral class G8 with a luminosity class of III–IV suggesting that, at an age of 437 [3] million years, this star is part way between the subgiant and giant stages of its evolution. Estimates of the star's mass range from 2.39 [5] to 2.78 [3] times the Sun's mass, with a radius of about 12 [4] times that of the Sun. It is radiating from 72 [4] to 83 [3] times as much luminosity as the Sun from its enlarged outer envelope at an effective temperature of 4,864 K. [4] At this heat, the star glows with the yellow hue of a G-type star. [12]

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Upsilon1 Hydrae, also named Zhang, is a yellow-hued star in the constellation of Hydra. It is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.12. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.36 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 264 light-years from the Sun. The star is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −14.34 km/s. In 2005 it was announced that it had a substellar companion.

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