Difference between revisions of "Alhena (star)"
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|S1= TravellerMap <small>(T5SS)</small>: [http://travellermap.com/?options=58363&y=-137.9&scale=64&x=22.592] | |S1= TravellerMap <small>(T5SS)</small>: [http://travellermap.com/?options=58363&y=-137.9&scale=64&x=22.592] | ||
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| + | |S4= Author & Contributor: [[User:WHULorigan|WHULorigan]] | ||
| + | |S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
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:* '''External Link''': ''SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg'': [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-fid] | :* '''External Link''': ''SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg'': [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-fid] | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 5 August 2018
| Alhena | |
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| Spectral | A1.5 IV |
| Type | Subgiant |
| Multiple | Binary |
| Luminosity | 123 LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | |
| Mag Terra | 1.915 |
| Temperature | 9260° K |
| Mass | 2.81 MSol |
| Radius | 3.3 RSol |
| Companion | Alhena B |
The star Alhena (also variously known as Gamma Geminorum and Almeisan) is a binary star system whose primary star is a blue-white subgiant of spectral classification A1.5 which has evolved off the main sequence as its core hydrogen has become exhausted.
Description (Specifications)
The Alhena star system is a binary system with an orbital period of 12.6 years.
- The orbit of the B-component about Alhena A has a high eccentricity of e=0.89.
The Alhena star system lies approximately 33.5pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimward/Rimspinward direction from Terra at bearing 196.8o Galactic Longitude and +04.5o North Galactic Latitude.
History & Background (Dossier)
Alhena is the primary star of the world Alhena/Kursa (Aldebaran 2818).
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Alhena. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- TravellerMap (T5SS): [1]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- External Link: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]