Alpha Sculptoris

Short description: Star in the southern constellation of Sculptor

α Sculptoris

Location of α Sculptoris (circled)

Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation | Sculptor
Right ascension |  00h 58m 36.35930s[1]
Declination | −29° 21′ 26.8247″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.30[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type | B7 IIIp[3]
U−B color index | −0.515[4]
B−V color index | −0.155[4]
Variable type | SX Ari[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)| +10.2[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ)|  RA: +20.13[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +5.31[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)| 4.20 ± 0.18[1] mas
Distance| 780 ± 30 ly
(240 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)| −2.58[6]
Details
Mass| 5.01[7] M☉
Radius| 7.52[8] R☉
Luminosity| 1,549[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)| 3.20[9] cgs
Temperature| 13,600[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]| 0.90[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)| 17[9] km/s
Age| 93[7] Myr
Other designations

α Scl, CD−30°297, FK5 35, HD 5737, HIP 4577, HR 280, SAO 166716[11]

Database references
SIMBAD| data

Alpha Sculptoris, Latinized from α Sculptoris, is the Bayer designation for a blue-white star in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.30,[2] which makes it the brightest star in this generally faint constellation. Parallax measurements collected during the Hipparcos mission provide a distance estimate for this star, placing it at roughly 780 light-years (240 parsecs), with a 4% margin of error.[1]

Alpha Sculptoris is a B-type giant star. It is classified as an SX Arietis type variable star and its magnitude varies by less than a tenth of a magnitude.[5]

The luminosity of α Scl is around 1,500 times that of the Sun while its surface temperature is 13,600 K. The radius of Alpha Sculptoris is calculated to be seven times solar while its mass is five times that of the Sun.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wielen, R. et al. (1999). "Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6). Part I. Basic fundamental stars with direct solutions". Veröff. Astron. Rechen-Inst. Heidelb (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg) 35 (35): 1. Bibcode: 1999VeARI..35....1W.
3. ↑ Houk, Nancy (1979). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. 3. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan. Bibcode: 1982mcts.book.....H.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina et al. (1966). "A System of photometric standards". Publ. Dept. Astron. Univ. Chile (Publicaciones Universidad de Chile, Department de Astronomy) 1: 1–17. Bibcode: 1966PDAUC...1....1G.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Samus, N. N. et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode: 2009yCat....102025S.
6. ↑ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kochukhov, O.; Bagnulo, S. (2006). "Evolutionary state of magnetic chemically peculiar stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 450 (2): 763. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054596. Bibcode: 2006A&A...450..763K.
8. ↑ Shulyak, D.; Paladini, C.; Causi, G. Li; Perraut, K.; Kochukhov, O. (2014). "Interferometry of chemically peculiar stars: Theoretical predictions versus modern observing facilities". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 443 (2): 1629. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1259. Bibcode: 2014MNRAS.443.1629S.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Saffe, C.; Levato, H. (2014). "On the nature of sn stars. I. A detailed abundance study". Astronomy & Astrophysics 562: A128. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322091. Bibcode: 2014A&A...562A.128S.
10. ↑ Schmitt, A. (March 1973). "The weak-helium-line star α Sculptoris. I. The line-spectrum". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 9: 427. Bibcode: 1973A&AS....9..427S.
11. ↑ "alf Scl". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=alf+Scl.

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Constellation of Sculptor

* List of stars in Sculptor
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Stars|

| Bayer|

* α
* β
* γ
* δ
* ε
* ζ
* η
* θ
* ι
* κ1
* κ2
* λ1
* λ2
* μ
* ξ
* π
* σ
* τ

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Variable|

* R
* S
* Z
* RT
* SY
* VY
* VZ
* AI
* AL
* AP
* AU
* AV
* AW
* BB
* BU
* BW
* BX

HR|

* 13
* 42
* 43
* 54
* 57
* 102
* 138
* 268
* 300
* 400
* 436
* 441
* 445
* 453
* 471
* 494
* 498
* 8802
* 8813
* 8871
* 8883
* 8914
* 8999
* 9026
* 9044
* 9058
* 9102

HD|

* 3074
* 3605
* 4113
* 4208
* 6403
* 9151
* 9578
* 219580
* 219823

Other|

* CD -38 245
* GD 659
* GJ 2005
* Gliese 1
* HE 2359-2844
* WASP-8
* WASP-45
* WD 0137−349

| Exoplanets|

* HD 4113 b
* HD 4208 b
* HD 9578 b
* WASP-8 b

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| Star clusters|

* Blanco 1
* NGC 288

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Galaxies|

| NGC|

* 7
* 10
* 24
* 55
* 101
* 115
* 131
* 134
* 148
* 150
* 174
* 254
* 264
* 289
* 300
* 314
* 334
* 365
* 378
* 409
* 415
* 418
* 423
* 424
* 427
* 438
* 439
* 441
* 461
* 491
* 526
* 527
* 612
* 613
* 630
* 7793
* 7812

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Other|

* A2744 YD4
* Abell 2744 Y1
* Cartwheel Galaxy
* Comet Galaxy
* ESO 540-030
* Haro 11
* Sculptor Galaxy
* Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
* Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy

| Galaxy clusters|

* Abell 2667
* Abell 2744

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| Astronomical events|

* SN 2009gj

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