Star in the constellation Boötes
HD 123657 (BY Boötis)
Location of BY Boö (circled)
Observation dataEpoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation
Boötes
Right ascension
14h 07m 55.756s [ 1]
Declination
43° 51′ 16.03″[ 1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
5.28[ 2] (4.98-5.33[ 3] )
Characteristics
Spectral type
M4.5III[ 4]
U−B color index
1.66[ 2]
B−V color index
1.58[ 2]
R−I color index
1.66[ 2]
Variable type
LB [ 4]
Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv )-36.24[ 5] km/s Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.63[ 1] mas /yr Dec.: -30.08[ 1] mas /yr Parallax (π)6.36 ± 0.26 mas [ 1] Distance 510 ± 20 ly (157 ± 6 pc ) Absolute magnitude (MV )−0.90[ 6]
Details Radius 70[ 7] R ☉ Luminosity 1,380[ 8] L ☉ Temperature 3,500[ 8] K Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.03[ 9] dex
Other designations BY Boötis,
JP11 2471,
AG +44° 1162,
GSC 03040-00969,
2MASS J14075576+4351160,
TYC 3040-969-1,
BD +44° 2325,
HD 123657,
N30 3210,
UBV M 19995,
CSV 7099,
HIC 69038,
PLX 3214,
UBV 12478,
DO 34564,
HIP 69038,
PMC 90-93 957,
FK5 1368,
HR 5299,
PPM Star Catalogue 53940,
GC 19084,
IRAS 14059+4405,
RAFGL 1680,
AAVSO 1403+44,
GCRV 8285,
IRC +40253,
SAO 44901.
Database references SIMBAD data
HD 123657 , or BY Boötis , is a variable star of magnitude 4.98–5.33V. This makes it a dim naked eye star. The star is located near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper , but just within the boundaries of the constellation Boötes.
A light curve for BY Boötis, plotted from Hipparcos data[ 10]
The variability of the brightness of HD 123657 was announced by Joel Stebbins and Charles Morse Huffer in 1928, based on observations made at Washburn Observatory .[ 11] The star was given its variable star designation , BY Boötis, in 1973.[ 12] It is a slow irregular red giant variable star with a range of less than half a magnitude. It is over a thousand times as luminous as the sun, only 3,500 K but with a large expanded atmosphere.
References
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^ Stebbins, Joel; Huffer, C. M. (1928). "The Constancy of the Light of Red Stars" . Publications of the Washburn Observatory . 15 : 137– 174. Bibcode :1928PWasO..15..137S . Retrieved 4 December 2024 .
^ Kukarkin, B. V.; Kholopov, P. N.; Kukarkina, N. P.; Perova, N. B. (October 1973). "59th Name-List of Variable Stars" (PDF) . Information Bulletin on Variable Stars . 834 : 1– 22. Bibcode :1973IBVS..834....1K . Retrieved 4 December 2024 .