北冕座T
北冕座T(T Coronae Borealis,縮寫T CrB)是位於星座北冕座的一顆再發新星[11]。它最早是由約翰·伯明翰 (天文學家)在1866年爆發時發現的[12],然而它早些時候被觀測到是一顆10等星[13]。它可能在1217年和1787年被觀測到[14][15]。
觀測資料 曆元 J2000 | |
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星座 | 北冕座 |
星官 | |
赤經 | 15h 59m 30.1622s[1] |
赤緯 | 25° 55′ 12.613″[1] |
視星等(V) | 2.0–10.8[2] |
特性 | |
演化階段 | 紅巨星 + 白矮星 |
光譜分類 | M3III+p[3] |
變星類型 | 再發新星[2] |
天體測定 | |
徑向速度 (Rv) | −27.79[4] km/s |
自行 (μ) | 赤經: −4.220[5] mas/yr 赤緯: 12.364[5] mas/yr |
視差 (π) | 1.2127 ± 0.0488[5] mas |
距離 | +34 −30 806[6] pc |
軌道 | |
繞行週期 (P) | d 227.8 [7] |
半長軸 (a) | AU 0.54 [6] |
偏心率 (e) | 0.0[7] |
傾斜角 (i) | 67[8]° |
詳細資料 | |
紅巨星 | |
質量 | 1.12[6] M☉ |
半徑 | 75[8] R☉ |
表面重力 (log g) | 2.0[9] |
亮度 | 655[10] L☉ |
溫度 | 3,600[9] K |
白矮星 | |
質量 | 1.37[6] M☉ |
亮度 | ~100[8] L☉ |
其他命名 | |
參考資料庫 | |
SIMBAD | 資料 |
描述
北冕座T的星等通常約為10等,接近典型雙筒望遠鏡的極限。 之前曾觀察過它兩次爆發,分別在1866年5月12日和1946年2月9日,視星等分別達到2.0等和3.0等[16]。然而,最近的一篇論文顯示,1866年的爆發可能具有2.5等的峰值範圍,± 0.5[17]。即使在2.5等的峰值星等下,這顆再發新星也比夜空中大約120顆恆星還要暗[18]。它有時被暱稱為「烈焰之星」[19]。
北冕座T是一個 聯星系統,包含一顆巨大的低溫恆星和一顆緻密的高溫恆星。主星是一顆表面溫度較低的紅巨星,它正在將物質轉移到炙熱的伴星上。熾熱的伴星全部隱藏在來自紅巨星的密集物質雲中,是一顆被吸積盤環繞的白矮星。當系統處於寧靜狀態時,紅巨星主導可見光的輸出,系統呈現的恆星光譜為M3的巨星。熾熱的伴星會貢獻一些發射並主導紫外線的輸出。在爆發過程中,白矮星因為熱失控釋放出大量的能量,系統的光度因而暴增[6][8][20] [21]。
該系統的兩顆恆星每228天相互繞行一次。軌道幾乎是圓形的,傾斜角度為67°[6]。
2016年迄當前的活動
2016年4月20日,天空與望遠鏡雜誌的網站報導,自2015年2月以來,它的亮度從10.5等持續變亮到約9.2等。1938 年,也有類似事件的報導,然後在1946年發生了爆發[22]。到2018年6月,這顆恆星略微變暗,但仍保持着異常高的活動水準。到2023年中期,它的亮度下降了0.35等;這是自2016年以來的最低亮度[23]。1946年爆發前的一年也發生了類似的變暗[24],表明可能在2024年9月之前爆發[25]。儘管據信它即將到來,但截至2024年10月,尚未觀測到這樣的新星[26]。
對下一次新星爆發的預測:
參考資料
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延伸閱讀
- Wallerstein, George; Tanya Harrison; Ulisse Munari; Andrew Vanture. The Metallicity and Lithium Abundances of the Recurring Novae T CrB and RS Oph. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 11 May 2008, 120 (867): 492–497. Bibcode:2008PASP..120..492W. S2CID 106406607. doi:10.1086/587965 .
- R and T Coronae Borealis: Two Stellar Opposites 互聯網檔案館的存檔,存檔日期2012-04-06. at Sky & Telescope
外部連結
- http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/Blaze_Star.html (頁面存檔備份,存於互聯網檔案館)
- AAVSO: Quick Look View of AAVSO Observations (get recent magnitude estimates for T CrB)