毕宿四,即金牛座γ(γ Tau,γ Tauri)是一颗位于金牛座恒星,它是离太阳系最近的疏散星团——毕宿星团的成员之一。它和毕宿星团的其他亮星以及附近的毕宿五一起组成金牛座的头部。

毕宿四(金牛座γ)
γ Tauri

毕宿四在毕宿星团的位置
(最右边的红点)
观测资料
历元 J2000
星座 金牛座
星官 毕宿
赤经 04h 19m 47.6037s[1]
赤纬 +15° 37′ 39.512″[1]
视星等(V) 3.654[2]
特性
光谱分类G8III[3]
U−B 色指数+0.84[4]
B−V 色指数+0.99[4]
天体测定
径向速度 (Rv)38.7 ± 0.9[5] km/s
自行 (μ) 赤经:115.29[1] mas/yr
赤纬:-23.86[1] mas/yr
视差 (π)21.17 ± 1.17[1] mas
距离154 ± 9 ly
(47 ± 3 pc)
绝对星等 (MV)0.22[3]
详细资料
质量2.70 ± 0.13[6] M
半径13.4 ± 0.2[7] R
表面重力 (log g)2.58-2.61[7]
亮度85[3] L
温度4,844 ± 47[7] K
金属量[8]
自转速度 (v sin i)4[9] km/s
年龄4.3–5.3 × 108[3][6]
其他命名
Hyadum I, Prima Hyadum,[10] 54 Tauri, HR 1346, HD 27371, HR 1346, BD+15°612, FK5 159, HIP 20205, SAO 93868, GC 5226, CCDM 04198+1538.[2]

特征

毕宿四是一颗G8型或K0型巨星[2][3]视星等为+3.65。它距离毕宿星团的中心仅有2.5秒差距。这颗恒星已经度过主序星阶段,现在膨胀成为红巨星,核心使用核聚变来提供能量[11]。它的年龄估计介于4.3亿年[3]至5.3亿年[6]之间。相对的,毕宿星团的年龄约为6.25亿年,存在0.5亿年的误差[12]

天文学家对毕宿四的视差测量为21.17±1.17角分,据此计算出它距离地球约154光年(47秒差距)。毕宿四的角直径已经为威尔逊山天文台高分辨率天文中心(CHARA array)所测量,它的精度为+/- 2%。通过对毕宿四周边昏暗效应的校正,计算出恒星的半径约是太阳半径的13.4倍[7]。毕宿四的光度是太阳光度的85倍[3],质量是太阳质量的2.7倍[6],表面温度约为4970K

命名

中国古代星官系统中,毕宿四属于西方白虎七宿毕宿第四星,这也是毕宿四名字的来由[13][14]

它的西方传统名字为Hyadum I[10],在拉丁语中是“毕宿星团第一星”的意思。

毕宿四的拜耳命名法为金牛座γ,佛氏命名为金牛座54,HD星表中编号第27371,依巴谷星表编号第20205。

参考资料

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