Alzir (star)

Alzir
Spectral	F5 IV-V
Type	Subgiant
Luminosity	11.5 LSol
Absolute magnitude	+2.14
Mag Terra	3.35
Temperature	6500° K
Mass	1.7 MSol
Radius	2.7 RSol

The star Alzir (otherwise known as Xi Geminorum) is a white spectral type F5 star that has begun to move off the main sequence into the subgiant phase of stellar evolution.

Description (Specifications)

Alzir is considered to be a solitary star. However, there is some evidence that it might be a binary system consisting of two equal-mass component stars.

• Alzir is a rapidly rotating star that is also observed to be an X-Ray emission star with an estimated X-ray luminosity of 1.06 × 10²⁹ erg/sec.

The Alzir star system lies approximately 18.0pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimward/Rimspinward direction from Terra at bearing 200.7^o Galactic Longitude and +04.5^o North Galactic Latitude.

History & Background (Dossier)

Alzir is the primary star of the world Alzirr/Firdausi (Aldebaran 2504).

Image Repository

TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science