HD 49933

Quality 0.50 · 0 views · Updated 2 months ago

Binary star system in the constellation Monoceros

title: "HD 49933" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["monoceros", "henry-draper-catalogue-objects", "f-type-main-sequence-stars", "m-type-main-sequence-stars", "binary-stars", "bright-star-catalogue-objects", "gould-objects", "hipparcos-objects", "durchmusterung-objects"] description: "Binary star system in the constellation Monoceros" topic_path: "science/astronomy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_49933" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Binary star system in the constellation Monoceros ::

| name=HD 49933 | epoch=J2000 | constell=Monoceros | ra= | dec= | appmag_v=5.781 | component1=HD 49933 A |component2=HD 49933 B | class=F2 V | class2=M0 | b-v=+0.39 | u-b=−0.07 | variable= | radial_v=−14.7 | prop_mo_ra=+22.09 | prop_mo_dec=−186.51 | parallax=33.69 | p_error=0.42 | parallax_footnote= | absmag_v=3.42 | reference = | epoch = 2016 | primary = HD 49933 A | component = HD 49933 B | angdistsec = 6.5 | angdistmas = | angdistref = | posang = 23 | posangref = | projsep = 190 | projsepref = | mass= | radius= | luminosity= | temperature=6,598 | metal_fe=−0.29 | rotation= | rotational_velocity=10 | gravity=4.08 | age_gyr=2.4 | names=BD−00°1462, HD 49933, HIP 32851, HR 2530, SAO 133760 | Simbad=HR+2530

HD 49933 (HR 2530) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros, the unicorn. The HD designation indicates the identifier of the star found in the Henry Draper catalogue. At an apparent magnitude of 5.8, this star can just be seen with the naked eye under suitably dark conditions. Based upon parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission, the distance to HD 49933 is about 97 ly with a 1% margin of error.

HD 49933 A

Its primary HD 49933 A is a Sun-like star. This is an F-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of F2 V, where the luminosity class V indicates that it is generating energy through the nuclear fusion of hydrogen at its core. It is slightly larger than the Sun, with 108% of the Sun's mass and 139% of the Sun's radius. HD 49933 A emits 3.47 times as much energy as the Sun from its outer atmosphere at a higher effective temperature of about 6,598 K, giving it the yellow-white hue of an F-type star. It is estimated to be 2.4 billion years old.

The surface magnetic activity on this star is similar to what is observed on the Sun. Magnetic features on the surface have been detected using asteroseismology that appear to be starspots (the stellar equivalent to sunspots on the Sun).

HD 49933 B

In 2008 it was discovered the primary star has an 11.3 magnitude common proper motion companion at an angular separation of 5.9 arcseconds, which may make this a binary star system if the pair are gravitationally bound. In 2016, it was confirmed that HD 49933 A is orbited by a red dwarf star of spectral class M0.

References

References

  1. {{cite constellation. HD 49933
  2. (2016). "Overlooked wide companions of nearby F stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics.
  3. van Leeuwen, F.. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  4. Perryman, M. A. C.. (1997). "The Hipparcos Catalogue". Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  5. Wilson, Ralph Elmer. (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". [[Carnegie Institution of Washington]].
  6. Cenarro, A. J.. (January 2007). "Medium-resolution Isaac Newton Telescope library of empirical spectra - II. The stellar atmospheric parameters". [[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society]].
  7. (1970). "A catalogue of stellar rotational velocities". Contributi Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova in Asiago.
  8. Johnson, H. L.. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
  9. Malaroda, S.. (August 1975). "Study of the F-type stars. I. MK spectral types". Astronomical Journal.
  10. (July 2009). "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series.
  11. Bruntt, H.. (October 2009). "Accurate fundamental parameters of CoRoT asteroseismic targets. The solar-like stars HD 49933, HD 175726, HD 181420, and HD 181906". Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  12. "HR 2530 -- Star in double system". [[Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg]].
  13. National Center for Atmospheric Research. (August 26, 2010). "Distant star's sound waves reveal cycle similar to the Sun's". [[PhysOrg.com]].
  14. (December 21, 2004). "The Colour of Stars". [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]].
  15. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

monoceroshenry-draper-catalogue-objectsf-type-main-sequence-starsm-type-main-sequence-starsbinary-starsbright-star-catalogue-objectsgould-objectshipparcos-objectsdurchmusterung-objects