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EZ Aquarii

Coordinates: Sky map 22h 38m 33.73s, −15° 17′ 57.3″
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EZ Aquarii A/B/C
EZ Aquarii star system
EZ Aquarii Star System (artist's conception).
Credit: SpaceEngine/Bob Trembley
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 38m 33.73s[1]
Declination −15° 17′ 57.3″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.38[2] (13.03/13.27/15.07)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M5 V[3]
B−V color index +1.96[4]
Variable type Flare star + BY Dra[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−59.9[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2314[7] mas/yr
Dec.: +2295[7] mas/yr
Parallax (π)293.6 ± 0.9 mas[8]
Distance11.11 ± 0.03 ly
(3.41 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)14.75[9] (15.33/15.58/17.37)[3]
Orbit[10]
PrimaryEZ Aquarii AC
CompanionEZ Aquarii B
Period (P)2.2506±0.0033 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.346±0.004″
Eccentricity (e)0.437±0.007
Inclination (i)112.4±0.5°
Longitude of the node (Ω)162.1±0.4°
Periastron epoch (T)1987.236 ± 0.014
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		−17.7±1.1°
Details
EZ Aquarii A
Mass0.1187±0.0011[8] M☉
Radius0.175[11] R☉
Luminosity0.00078[8] L☉
EZ Aquarii C
Mass0.0930±0.0008[8] M☉
Luminosity0.00012[8] L☉
EZ Aquarii B
Mass0.1145±0.0012[8] M☉
Radius0.21±0.04[8] R☉
Temperature2650±200[8] K
Other designations
EZ Aqr, GJ 866[12], G 156-031, L 789-6, LHS 68, GCTP 5475.00[13]
Database references
SIMBADdata
EZ Aquarii is located in the constellation Aquarius.
EZ Aquarii is located in the constellation Aquarius.
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Location of EZ Aquarii in the constellation Aquarius

EZ Aquarii is a triple star system 11.1 light-years (3.4 parsecs) from the Sun in the constellation Aquarius within the Milky Way. It is also known as Luyten 789-6, Gliese 866 and LHS 68. It is a variable star showing flares as well as smaller brightness changes due to rotation. The aggregate mass of the system is 0.3262±0.0018 solar masses.[8] All three seem to have masses close to the hydrogen burning mass limit.[10]

William E. Kunkel announced that Luyten 789-6 was a flare star in 1972, after having observed seven flares.[14] It was given its variable star designation, EZ Aquarii, in 1978.[15]

The configuration of the inner binary pair may permit a circumbinary planet to orbit near their habitable zone, however no exoplanets have yet been observed.[16] EZ Aquarii is approaching the Solar System and, in about 32,300 years, will be at its minimal distance of about 8.2 ly (2.5 pc) from the Sun.[17] The ChView simulation shows that currently its nearest neighbouring star is Lacaille 9352 at about 4.1 ly (1.3 pc) from EZ Aquarii.

System

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An ultraviolet band light curve for EZ Aquarii, adapted from Jevremovic et al. (1998).[18] The arrows point to the beginning of flares.

All three components are M-type red dwarfs. The pair EZ Aquarii AC form a spectroscopic binary with a 3.8-day orbit and a 0.03 AU separation. This pair share an orbit with EZ Aquarii B that has an 823-day period.[19] The A and B components of Luyten 789-6 together emit X-rays.[20]

EZ Aquarii A

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This star is a red dwarf of type M5V[3] which has a mass of 0.1187±0.0011 solar masses.[8] It has a parallax of 293.6±0.9 mas.[21] Its period in days around EZ Aquarii C is 3.786516±0.000005 d with an eccentricity of 0 which together make up the primary of the system.[21] It has an absolute magnitude at wavelengths centered at 5500 Angstroms of 15.33 making it the brightest of the three.[3] Some alternate designations for it are EZ Aqr, GL 866A, L 789-6 A and LHS 68.

EZ Aquarii B

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There is less known about this star compared to A. Its type is likely a type MV[3] with a mass of 0.1145±0.0012 solar masses.[8] It orbits the AC system with a period of 822.6±0.2 d at an eccentricity of 0.439±0.001.[21] It has an absolute magnitude of 15.58, making it dimmer than A but brighter than C.[3] Some alternate designations for it are GL 866B and L 789-6 B.

EZ Aquarii C

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Like the other two, this star is likely a type MV[3] with a mass of 0.0930±0.0008 solar masses.[8] It orbits A in a period of 3.786516±0.000005 d with a nearly circular orbit.[21] It is the dimmest of the three with an absolute magnitude of 17.37.[3] An alternate designation for it is GL 866C.

Other details

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The high proper motion of EZ Aquarii may have been discovered by Willem Jacob Luyten with his automated photographic plate scanner.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cutri, R. M.; et al. (June 2003). 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources. NASA. Bibcode:2003tmc..book.....C.
  2. ^ Zacharias, N.; Finch, C. T.; Girard, T. M.; Henden, A.; Bartlett, J. L.; Monet, D. G.; Zacharias, M. I. (2012). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: UCAC4 Catalogue (Zacharias+, 2012)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: I/322A. Originally Published in: 2012yCat.1322....0Z; 2013AJ....145...44Z. 1322. Bibcode:2012yCat.1322....0Z.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "The One Hundred Nearest Star Systems". RECONS. Georgia State University. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ^ Eggen, O. J.; Greenstein, J. L. (October 1965). "Observations of proper-motion stars. II". Astrophysical Journal. 142: 925. Bibcode:1965ApJ...142..925E. doi:10.1086/148362.
  5. ^ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; 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: B/gcvs. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Salim, Samir; Gould, Andrew (January 2003). "Improved Astrometry and Photometry for the Luyten Catalog. II. Faint Stars and the Revised Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal. 582 (2): 1011–1031. arXiv:astro-ph/0206318. Bibcode:2003ApJ...582.1011S. doi:10.1086/344822. S2CID 19035401.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Torres, G.; Andersen, J.; Giménez, A. (2010). "Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: modern results and applications". The Astronomy & Astrophysics Review. 18 (1–2): 67–126. arXiv:0908.2624. Bibcode:2010A&ARv..18...67T. doi:10.1007/s00159-009-0025-1. ISSN 0935-4956. S2CID 14006009. VizieR
  9. ^ Houdebine, E. R. (2003). "Dynamics of flares on late type dMe stars. IV. Constraints from spectrophotometry in the visible". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 397 (3): 1019. Bibcode:2003A&A...397.1019H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021537.
  10. ^ a b Woitas, J.; Leinert, Ch.; Jahreiß, H.; Henry, T.; Franz, O. G.; Wasserman, L. H. (January 2000). "The nearby M-dwarf system Gliese 866 revisited". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 353: 253–256. arXiv:astro-ph/9910411. Bibcode:2000A&A...353..253W.
  11. ^ Routley, Nick (June 26, 2020). "The 44 Closest Stars and How They Compare to our Sun". Visual Capitalist. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Gliese, W.; Jahreiß, H. (1991). "Gl 866". Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  13. ^ "EZ Aqr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  14. ^ Kunkel, W. E. (December 1972). "Observations of Southern Flare Stars". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 748: 1–5. Bibcode:1972IBVS..748....1K. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  15. ^ Kholopov, P. N.; Kukarkina, N. P.; Perova, N. B. (April 1978). "63rd Name-List of Variable Stars". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 1414: 1–10. Bibcode:1978IBVS.1414....1K. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  16. ^ Popova, E. A.; Shevchenko, I. I. (April 2016). "On possible circumbinary configurations of the planetary systems of α Centauri and EZ Aquarii". Astronomy Letters. 42 (4): 260–267. Bibcode:2016AstL...42..260P. doi:10.1134/S106377371604006X. S2CID 123811835.
  17. ^ Bobylev, V. V. (November 2010). "Stars outside the Hipparcos list closely encountering the Solar system". Astronomy Letters. 36 (11): 816–822. arXiv:1009.4856. Bibcode:2010AstL...36..816B. doi:10.1134/S1063773710110071. S2CID 118512652.
  18. ^ Jevremovic, D.; Butler, C. J.; Drake, S. A.; O'Donoghue, D. (October 1998). "Ultraviolet and optical flares on GL 866". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 338: 1057–1065. Bibcode:1998A&A...338.1057J.
  19. ^ Delfosse, Xavier; et al. (October 1999). "Accurate masses of very low mass stars. II. The very low mass triple system GL 866". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 350: L39–L42. arXiv:astro-ph/9909409. Bibcode:1999A&A...350L..39D.
  20. ^ Schmitt, J.H.M.M.; Golub, L.; Harnden, F.R. Jr.; Maxson, C.W.; Rosner, R.; Vaiana, G.S. (March 1985). "An Einstein Observatory X-ray survey of main-sequence stars with shallow convection zones". Astrophysical Journal. 290 (Part 1): 307–320. Bibcode:1985ApJ...290..307S. doi:10.1086/162986.
  21. ^ a b c d Ségransan, D.; Delfosse, X.; Forveille, T.; Beuzit, J. -L.; Udry, S.; Perrier, C.; Mayor, M. (2000). "Accurate masses of very low mass stars: III 16 new or improved masses". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 364: 665–673. arXiv:astro-ph/0010585. Bibcode:2000A&A...364..665S.
  22. ^ "EZ Aquarii 3". www.solstation.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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