Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
---|---|
Constellation | Chamaeleon |
Right ascension | 13h 39m 11.99015s [2] |
Declination | −75° 41′ 01.6128″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.32 [3] (6.34 - 6.38) [4] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence star [5] |
Spectral type | B8 IV [6] |
U−B color index | −0.26 [7] |
B−V color index | +0.01 [7] |
Variable type | SPB [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 18.2±2.3 [8] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −20.690
mas/
yr
[2] Dec.: −14.712 mas/ yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 3.7743 ± 0.0289 mas [2] |
Distance | 864 ± 7
ly (265 ± 2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.54 [9] |
Details | |
Mass | 3.63±0.12 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 5.52±0.28 [10] R☉ |
Luminosity | 293+50 −42 [5] L☉ |
Temperature | 11,350+79 −78 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 [11] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 67 [12] km/s |
Age | 309 [13] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 118285, also known as HR 5115, is a variable star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Chamaeleon. DY Chamaeleontis (DY Cha) is its variable star designation. It has an average apparent magnitude of 6.32, [3] placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. The object is located relatively far at a distance of 864 light years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 18 km/s. [8] At its current distance, HD 118285's brightness is diminished by 0.58 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. [16]
HD 118285's variability was first observed in a 1998 Hipparcos survey focusing on the discovery of slowly pulsating B-type stars (SPB). [17] It was later confirmed to be an SPB star and given the variable designation DY Chamaeleontis. [18] It fluctuates between magnitudes 6.34 and 6.38 in the visual passband with a period of 23 hours. [4]
This is a slightly evolved B-type star with a stellar classification of B8 IV. [6] Contrary to the classification, stellar evolution models from Zorec and Royer (2012) model it as a dwarf star that has completed 89.1% of its main sequence life. [5] It has 3.6 times the mass of the Sun [5] and 5.5 times its girth. [10] It radiates 293 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 11,350 K, [5] giving it a bluish-white hue. It is estimated to be 309 million years old [13] and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 67 km/s. [12]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
---|---|
Constellation | Chamaeleon |
Right ascension | 13h 39m 11.99015s [2] |
Declination | −75° 41′ 01.6128″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.32 [3] (6.34 - 6.38) [4] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence star [5] |
Spectral type | B8 IV [6] |
U−B color index | −0.26 [7] |
B−V color index | +0.01 [7] |
Variable type | SPB [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 18.2±2.3 [8] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −20.690
mas/
yr
[2] Dec.: −14.712 mas/ yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 3.7743 ± 0.0289 mas [2] |
Distance | 864 ± 7
ly (265 ± 2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.54 [9] |
Details | |
Mass | 3.63±0.12 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 5.52±0.28 [10] R☉ |
Luminosity | 293+50 −42 [5] L☉ |
Temperature | 11,350+79 −78 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 [11] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 67 [12] km/s |
Age | 309 [13] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 118285, also known as HR 5115, is a variable star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Chamaeleon. DY Chamaeleontis (DY Cha) is its variable star designation. It has an average apparent magnitude of 6.32, [3] placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. The object is located relatively far at a distance of 864 light years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 18 km/s. [8] At its current distance, HD 118285's brightness is diminished by 0.58 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. [16]
HD 118285's variability was first observed in a 1998 Hipparcos survey focusing on the discovery of slowly pulsating B-type stars (SPB). [17] It was later confirmed to be an SPB star and given the variable designation DY Chamaeleontis. [18] It fluctuates between magnitudes 6.34 and 6.38 in the visual passband with a period of 23 hours. [4]
This is a slightly evolved B-type star with a stellar classification of B8 IV. [6] Contrary to the classification, stellar evolution models from Zorec and Royer (2012) model it as a dwarf star that has completed 89.1% of its main sequence life. [5] It has 3.6 times the mass of the Sun [5] and 5.5 times its girth. [10] It radiates 293 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 11,350 K, [5] giving it a bluish-white hue. It is estimated to be 309 million years old [13] and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 67 km/s. [12]