Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Taurus |
Right ascension | 05h 24m 25.46328s [2] |
Declination | +17° 23′ 00.7264″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.0 [3] |
Characteristics | |
A | |
Spectral type | F8 V [4] |
U−B color index | −0.05 [5] |
B−V color index | 0.544 [6] |
Variable type | BY Dra [5] |
B | |
Spectral type | K5 V [4] |
Astrometry | |
A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +37.8 [7] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +250.585
[2]
mas/
yr Dec.: −7.156 [2] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 68.5908 ± 0.1040 mas [2] |
Distance | 47.55 ± 0.07
ly (14.58 ± 0.02 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.49 ± 0.06 [3] |
Details | |
111 Tau A | |
Mass | 1.08 [3] M☉ |
Radius | 1.67 ± 0.06 [3] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.845 [8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.24 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 6,015 [9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.14 [9] dex |
Rotation | 3.503±0.006 d [10] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 16.0 [11] km/s |
Age | 20–50 [12] Myr |
Other designations | |
111 Tau A: Gl 202, HR 1780, BD+17°920, HD 35296, SAO 94526, HIP 25278, V1119 Tau | |
111 Tau B: Gl 201, BD+17°917, HD 35171, SAO 94513, HIP 25220 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | A |
B |
111 Tauri is a wide binary star [4] system in the constellation Taurus. It is located at a distance of 48 light years from the Sun. Primary component A is a main sequence star with a stellar classification of F8V. The secondary component B (Gliese 201) is a K-type main sequence star. [4] The primary is larger and more luminous than the Sun, with about 130% of the Sun's radius and 185% of the Sun's luminosity. The apparent magnitude of 5.0 indicates it is a faint star that can be viewed by the naked eye under good, dark-sky conditions.
The metallicity of the primary star, which measures the proportion of elements other than hydrogen and helium, is similar to the Sun. Estimates of [Fe/H], which is the logarithm of the ratio of iron to hydrogen as compared to the Sun, range from a low of −0.14 to a high of 0.05. [9] [13] This star shows an unusually high content of lithium, which remains unexplained. [13] Age estimates for this star range from 3.6 to 3.76 billion years. [7] [14] however the most recent age determination indicates a very young star with an age of 20 to 50 million years. [12] It is a prominent X-ray source. [13]
This star is rotating relatively rapidly, completing a rotation along the equator every 3.5 days [10] as compared to 25 days for the Sun. It is also undergoing differential rotation in which the rotation velocity varies by latitude. [15] 111 Tauri is a BY Draconis variable, and has been given the variable star designation V1119 Tauri. [16]
This star was examined for an excess of infrared emission that could indicate it has a circumstellar debris disk of dust, but no significant excess was observed. [14] The space velocity components of this star are [U, V, W] = [−36.94, −14.63, 7.63] km/s. [17] It is a member of the Hyades stellar kinematic group of co-moving stars. [13]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Taurus |
Right ascension | 05h 24m 25.46328s [2] |
Declination | +17° 23′ 00.7264″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.0 [3] |
Characteristics | |
A | |
Spectral type | F8 V [4] |
U−B color index | −0.05 [5] |
B−V color index | 0.544 [6] |
Variable type | BY Dra [5] |
B | |
Spectral type | K5 V [4] |
Astrometry | |
A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +37.8 [7] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +250.585
[2]
mas/
yr Dec.: −7.156 [2] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 68.5908 ± 0.1040 mas [2] |
Distance | 47.55 ± 0.07
ly (14.58 ± 0.02 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.49 ± 0.06 [3] |
Details | |
111 Tau A | |
Mass | 1.08 [3] M☉ |
Radius | 1.67 ± 0.06 [3] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.845 [8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.24 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 6,015 [9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.14 [9] dex |
Rotation | 3.503±0.006 d [10] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 16.0 [11] km/s |
Age | 20–50 [12] Myr |
Other designations | |
111 Tau A: Gl 202, HR 1780, BD+17°920, HD 35296, SAO 94526, HIP 25278, V1119 Tau | |
111 Tau B: Gl 201, BD+17°917, HD 35171, SAO 94513, HIP 25220 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | A |
B |
111 Tauri is a wide binary star [4] system in the constellation Taurus. It is located at a distance of 48 light years from the Sun. Primary component A is a main sequence star with a stellar classification of F8V. The secondary component B (Gliese 201) is a K-type main sequence star. [4] The primary is larger and more luminous than the Sun, with about 130% of the Sun's radius and 185% of the Sun's luminosity. The apparent magnitude of 5.0 indicates it is a faint star that can be viewed by the naked eye under good, dark-sky conditions.
The metallicity of the primary star, which measures the proportion of elements other than hydrogen and helium, is similar to the Sun. Estimates of [Fe/H], which is the logarithm of the ratio of iron to hydrogen as compared to the Sun, range from a low of −0.14 to a high of 0.05. [9] [13] This star shows an unusually high content of lithium, which remains unexplained. [13] Age estimates for this star range from 3.6 to 3.76 billion years. [7] [14] however the most recent age determination indicates a very young star with an age of 20 to 50 million years. [12] It is a prominent X-ray source. [13]
This star is rotating relatively rapidly, completing a rotation along the equator every 3.5 days [10] as compared to 25 days for the Sun. It is also undergoing differential rotation in which the rotation velocity varies by latitude. [15] 111 Tauri is a BY Draconis variable, and has been given the variable star designation V1119 Tauri. [16]
This star was examined for an excess of infrared emission that could indicate it has a circumstellar debris disk of dust, but no significant excess was observed. [14] The space velocity components of this star are [U, V, W] = [−36.94, −14.63, 7.63] km/s. [17] It is a member of the Hyades stellar kinematic group of co-moving stars. [13]