Beta Lyrae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Right ascension | 18h 50m 04.8s |
| Declination | +33° 21′ 46″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.52 (3.4–4.3) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B7Ve/A8Vp |
| U-B color index | −0.56 |
| B-V color index | 0.00 |
| Variable type | β Lyr |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −19.2 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 1.10 mas/yr Dec.: −4.46 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.70 ± 0.52 mas |
| Distance | approx. 900 ly (approx. 270 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.91 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2/12 M☉ |
| Radius | 19/15 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2,500/230 L☉ |
| Temperature | 13,000/8,000 K |
| Metallicity | ? |
| Rotation | ? |
| Age | ? years |
| Orbit | |
| Companion | Beta Lyrae B |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 45.7" |
| Inclination (i) | 149° |
| Orbit | |
| Companion | Beta Lyrae C |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 46.6" |
| Inclination (i) | 248° |
| Orbit | |
| Companion | Beta Lyrae D |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 64.3" |
| Inclination (i) | 68° |
| Orbit | |
| Companion | Beta Lyrae E |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 66.9" |
| Inclination (i) | 318° |
| Orbit | |
| Companion | Beta Lyrae F |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 19" |
| Inclination (i) | 85.8° |
| Other designations | |
Beta Lyrae (β Lyr / β Lyrae) is a binary star system approximately 882 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Beta Lyrae has the traditional name Sheliak (occasionally Shelyak), from الشلياق šiliyāq, the Arabic name of the constellation Lyra.[1]
Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing contact binary star system made up of a blue-white dwarf (B7V) star and a white main sequence (A8V) star. The two stars are close enough that material from the photosphere of each is pulled towards the other, drawing the stars into an ellipsoid shape. Beta Lyrae is the prototype for this class of eclipsing binaries, whose components are so close together that they deform by their mutual gravitation.
Beta Lyrae changes its apparent magnitude from +3.4 to +4.6 over a period of 12.9075 days. The two components of the main star are so close together that they cannot be resolved with optical telescopes, forming a spectroscopic binary.
The system also has a third star, at an angular distance of 45.7", which is of spectral type B7V and has an apparent magnitude of +7.2 and can easily be seen with binoculars. It is about 80 times as luminous as the Sun and is also a spectroscopic binary with a period of 4.34 days. There is also another star that appears to be in the Beta lyrae system, F, magnitude 9.9v separation 86" and luminosity 7 times that of the Sun.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The word is apparently of non-Arabic origin, as it has no other meaning in Arabic, and cannot be identified with an Arabic triliteral root. (Edward William Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon)
[edit] See also
[edit] Components
| NAME | Right ascension | Declination | Apparent magnitude (V) | Spectral type | Database references |
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| β Lyrae B (HD 174664) | 18h 50m 06.7053s | +33° 21' 06.678 | 7.13 | B5V | Simbad |
| β Lyrae C (HD 174639) | 18h 50m 01.2s | +33° 21' 26 | B2 | Simbad | |
| β Lyrae D (BD+33 3223D) | 18h 50m 09.4s | +33° 22' 09 | 15.15 | Simbad | |
| β Lyrae E (BD+33 3222) | 18h 50m 01.1654s | +33° 22' 34.957 | 10.5 | G5 | Simbad |
| β Lyrae F (BD+33 3225) | 18h 50m 06.6524s | +33° 23' 07.211 | 10.6 | G5 | Simbad |
[edit] External links
- Prof. Kaler, Jim. "Sheliak". http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sheliak.html.
- "Watching Beta Lyrae Evolve". http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/betalyra/.
- "Sheliak". Alcyone ephemeris. http://www.alcyone.de/SIT/mainstars/SIT000592.htm.
- http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR7106
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