Pi2 Orionis
Star in the constellation Orion
Pi2 Orionis (π2 Ori, π2 Orionis) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the equatorial constellation of Orion . Although the Bright Star Catalogue lists this as a spectroscopic binary star system,[ 10] this does not appear to be the case.[ 11] It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.35.[ 2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 14.53 mas ,[ 1] it is located roughly 224 light-years away from the Sun .
This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 Vn,[ 3] where the 'n' indicates broad absorption lines due to rotation. It is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 261.4 km/s.[ 5] This is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 13% larger than the polar radius.[ 12] It is shining with 70[ 7] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 9,457 K .[ 8]
References
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^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory , 4 (99): 99, Bibcode :1966CoLPL...4...99J .
^ a b Cowley, A.; et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal , 74 : 375–406, Bibcode :1969AJ.....74..375C , doi :10.1086/110819 .
^ Wilson, R. E. (1953), "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Washington , Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C., Bibcode :1953GCRV..C......0W .
^ a b c Ammler-von Eiff, Matthias; Reiners, Ansgar (June 2012), "New measurements of rotation and differential rotation in A-F stars: are there two populations of differentially rotating stars?", Astronomy & Astrophysics , 542 : A116, arXiv :1204.2459 , Bibcode :2012A&A...542A.116A , doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201118724 , S2CID 53666672 .
^ Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 367 (2): 521–524, arXiv :astro-ph/0012289 , Bibcode :2001A&A...367..521P , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20000451 , S2CID 425754 .
^ a b McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv :1208.2037 , Bibcode :2012MNRAS.427..343M , doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x , S2CID 118665352 .
^ a b c d Wu, Yue; et al. (January 2011), "Coudé-feed stellar spectral library - atmospheric parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 525 : A71, arXiv :1009.1491 , Bibcode :2011A&A...525A..71W , doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201015014 , S2CID 53480665 .
^ "pi.02 Ori" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2016-11-16 .
^ Hoffleit, Dorrit (1964), Catalogue of Bright Stars (3rd ed.), New Haven, Conn: Yale University Observatory, Bibcode :1964cbs..book.....H .
^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv :0806.2878 , Bibcode :2008MNRAS.389..869E , doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x , S2CID 14878976 .
^ Belle, G. T. (2012), "Interferometric observations of rapidly rotating stars", The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review , 20 (1): 51, arXiv :1204.2572 , Bibcode :2012A&ARv..20...51V , doi :10.1007/s00159-012-0051-2 , S2CID 119273474 .