Delta Leonis

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Delta Leonis
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Leo constellation and its surroundings
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Location of δ Leonis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 14m 06.50142s[1]
Declination 20° 31′ 25.3853″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.56[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A4 V[3]
U−B color index +0.12[4]
B−V color index +0.12[4]
Variable type Delta Scuti
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -20.2[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +143.42[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -129.88[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 55.82 ± 0.25[1] mas
Distance 58.4 ± 0.3 ly
(17.91 ± 0.08 pc)
Details
Mass 2.2[5] M☉
Radius 2.14 ± 0.040[6] R☉
Luminosity 15.5 ± 1.8[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g) 3.91[7] cgs
Temperature 8,296[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 180[8] km/s
Age 0.60-0.75[5] Gyr
Other designations
Zosma, Zozma, Zosca, Duhr, Zubra,[9] δ Leo, 68 Leo, BD +21°2298, FK5 422, GC 15438, GCTP 2614.00, Gl 419, HD 97603, HIP 54872, HR 4357, SAO 81727.[10]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Delta Leonis (δ Leo, δ Leonis) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Leo. It has the traditional names Zosma (or Zozma) and Duhr. Rare spellings include Zozca, Zosca, Zubra, and Dhur. The name Zosma means girdle in ancient Greek, referring to the star's location in its constellation, on the hip of the lion.[9] Based upon parallax measurements, it lies at a distance of about 58.4 light-years (17.9 parsecs) from the Earth.[1]

Properties

Zosma is a relatively ordinary main sequence star with a stellar classification of A4 V,[3] making it is somewhat larger and hotter than the Sun. It is a fairly well-studied star, allowing relatively accurate measurements of its age and size. The radius of the star, as measured directly using an interferometer, is about 214% of the Sun's radius and it is emitting more than 15 times as much luminosity as the Sun. The energy is being emitted from the outer envelope with an effective temperature 8,296 K,[6] giving it the white hue characteristic of an A-type star. Having a larger mass than the Sun it will have a shorter lifespan, and in another 600 million years or so will swell into an orange or red giant star before decaying quietly into a white dwarf.[5]

This star is rotating rapidly, with a projected rotational velocity of 180 km s−1. The inclination of the axis of rotation to the line of sight from the Earth is estimated at 38.1°, which would mean the azimuthal velocity along the equator is about 280 km s−1. This rotation is producing an equatorial bulge, giving the star a pronounced oblate spheroidal shape. The polar radius is about 84% of the radius along the equator.[8]

Based upon the location and trajectory of this star through space, it may be a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group, a type of stellar kinematics group that share a common origin and motion through space.[11] The age of this group is about 500 million years.[12]

Name

In Chinese, 太微右垣 (Tài Wēi Yòu Yuán), meaning Right Wall of Supreme Palace Enclosure, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Leonis, β Virginis, σ Leonis, ι Leonis and θ Leonis.[13] Consequently, δ Leonis itself is known as 太微右垣五 (Tài Wēi Zuǒ Yuán wu, English: the Fifth Star of Right Wall of Supreme Palace Enclosure.),[14] representing 西上相 (Xīshǎngxiāng), meaning The First Western Minister.[15] 西上相 (Xīshǎngxiāng), spelled Shang Seang by R.H. Allen, means "the Higher Minister of State" [16]

See also

References

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  13. ↑ (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  14. ↑ (Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  15. ↑ (Chinese) English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  16. ↑ [1]
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