Binary star in the constellation Aquarius
97 Aquarii (abbreviated 97 Aqr ) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius . 97 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation . The combined apparent visual magnitude of the system is 5.20;[ 2] the brighter star is magnitude 5.59 while the companion is magnitude 6.72.[ 3] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.30 milliarcseconds ,[ 1] this system is at a distance of around 210 light-years (64 parsecs ) from Earth.
The two stars in this system orbit each other over a period of 64.62 years at an eccentricity of 0.14.[ 3] Both are A-type main sequence stars ; the primary has a stellar classification of A2 V while its companion is A7 V.[ 4] Their composite spectrum shows the properties of a Lambda Boötis star , which means it displays peculiar abundances of certain elements.[ 9]
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^ a b c d Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series , 34 : 1– 49, Bibcode :1978A&AS...34....1N .
^ a b c Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 389 (2): 869– 879, arXiv :0806.2878 , Bibcode :2008MNRAS.389..869E , doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x , S2CID 14878976 .
^ a b Christy, James W.; Walker, R. L. Jr. (October 1969), "MK Classification of 142 Visual Binaries", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific , 81 (482): 643, Bibcode :1969PASP...81..643C , doi :10.1086/128831
^ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication . Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington . Bibcode :1953GCRV..C......0W .
^ Anonymous (1999), "New orbits", International Astronomical Union Commission 26 (Double Stars) , 139 (Information Circular No. 139): 1– 2, Bibcode :1999IAUDS.139....1.
^ Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 463 (2): 671– 682, arXiv :astro-ph/0610785 , Bibcode :2007A&A...463..671R , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20065224 , S2CID 18475298 .
^ "* 97 Aqr" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
^ Gerbaldi, M.; Faraggiana, R.; Lai, O. (December 2003), "The heterogeneous class of lambda Bootis stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 412 (2): 447– 464, Bibcode :2003A&A...412..447G , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20031472 .
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