Algieba (star)
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| Algieba A | |
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| Spectral | K0 III |
| Type | Giant |
| Multiple | Binary |
| Luminosity | 320 LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | -0.27 |
| Mag Terra | 2.37 |
| Temperature | 4470° K |
| Mass | 1.23 MSol |
| Radius | 31.88 RSol |
| Companion | Algieba B |
| Algieba B | |
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| Spectral | G7 III |
| Type | Giant |
| Multiple | Companion |
| Luminosity | 40 LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | +0.98 |
| Mag Terra | 3.64 |
| Temperature | 4980° K |
| Mass | ~2.0(?) MSol |
| Radius | 10.0 RSol |
The Algieba star system (otherwise known as Gamma Leonis) is composed of a binary pair of giant stars: Algieba A (an orange K0 III giant), and Algieba B (an odd greenish-yellow G7 III giant).
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The stars of the Algieba system are separated by about 170AU, and have an orbital period of 510.3 years.
- The binary stars of this system are characterized by a highly eccentric orbit about one another (e=0.845).
- Both stars are almost certainly true giants, meaning that they have stopped fusing hydrogen to helium in their cores, and their outer layers have expanded to great proportions as a result of the slow collapse and heating up of their cores as helium fusion has begun.
The Algieba star system is approximately 40.0pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimward direction from Terra at bearing 216.6o Galactic Longitude and +54.7o North Galactic Latitude.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
- Algieba is the primary star of the world Algieba/Gamma Leonis (Neworld 1317). It should not be confused with the world Algieba/Regulus (Alpha Crucis 1640), which orbits an M2 V star, and is not the astronomical Algieba.
Image Repository[edit]
TravellerMap (T5SS) - [Neworld 1317]:
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TravellerMap (T5SS) - [Alpha Crucis 1640]:
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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Alien Module 5
- EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [3]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science