Pi Lupi

π Lupi
	; A light curve for Pi Lupi, adapted from Sharma et al. (2022)
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Lupus
Right ascension	15h 05m 07.08596s
Declination	−47° 03′ 04.4976″
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.89
Characteristics
Spectral type	B5V + B5IV
U−B color index	−0.59
B−V color index	−0.14
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+4.50 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −22.98 mas/yr ; Dec.: −22.81 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	7.36 ± 0.55 mas
Distance	440 ± 30 ly ; (140 ± 10 pc)
Details
A
Mass	4.5 M☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.5 cgs
Temperature	16,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	10 km/s
B
Mass	4.7 M☉
Temperature	14,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	10 km/s
Age	14 Myr
Other designations
	CD−46°9773, HIP 73807, SAO 225426
	π Lupi A: HD 133242, HR 5605
	π Lupi B: HD 133243, HR 5606
Database references
SIMBAD	data
	A
	B

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π Lupi (Latinised to Pi Lupi) is a multiple star system in the southern constellation Lupus. Two components form a wide binary pair with an orbital period of 517 years and a semimajor axis of 1.59″. They belong to the Upper Centaurus Lupus component of the Sco–Cen complex.^[4]

At least one of the components is a spectroscopic binary and produces eclipses 15.5 days apart, making it an eclipsing binary. There are also other brightness variations with a period of 16 hours that are likely to be pulsations of the Slowly pulsating B-type star. The eclipses are shallow, with the brightness dropping by only 1% or about 0.01 magnitudes. The amplitude of the pulsations is even smaller.^[1]

π Lupi A (HR 5605, HD 133242) has been classified as a spectroscopic binary by at least two studies,^[7]^[8] but both components may be spectroscopic binaries.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Sharma, Awshesh N.; Bedding, Timothy R.; Saio, Hideyuki; White, Timothy R. (2022), "Pulsating B stars in the Scorpius–Centaurus Association with TESS", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 515 (1): 828–840, arXiv:2203.02582, Bibcode:2022MNRAS.515..828S, doi:10.1093/mnras/stac1816
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600Vizier catalog entry
^ ^a ^b ^c Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 34: 1–49, Bibcode:1978A&AS...34....1N
^ ^a ^b Nitschelm, C. (December 2004), Hilditch, R. W.; Hensberge, H.; Pavlovski, K. (eds.), "Discovery and confirmation of some double-lined spectroscopic binaries in the Sco-Cen Complex", Spectroscopically and Spatially Resolving the Components of the Close Binary Stars, Proceedings of the Workshop held 20–24 October 2003 in Dubrovnik, Croatia., ASP Conference Series, vol. 318, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, pp. 291–293, Bibcode:2004ASPC..318..291N
^ Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2007), "Astrophysical supplements to the ASCC-2.5: Ia. Radial velocities of ˜55000 stars and mean radial velocities of 516 Galactic open clusters and associations", Astronomische Nachrichten, 328 (9): 889–896, arXiv:0705.0878, Bibcode:2007AN....328..889K, doi:10.1002/asna.200710776, S2CID 119323941
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Gullikson, Kevin; Kraus, Adam; Dodson-Robinson, Sarah (25 July 2016), "The Close Companion Mass-ratio Distribution of Intermediate-mass Stars", The Astronomical Journal, 152 (2): 40, arXiv:1604.06456, Bibcode:2016AJ....152...40G, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/40, eISSN 1538-3881
^ Buscombe, W.; Stoeckley, T. R. (1975), "Absorption Line Profiles and Rotational Velocities for 59 Stars", Astrophysics and Space Science, 37 (1): 197, Bibcode:1975Ap&SS..37..197B, doi:10.1007/BF00646073, S2CID 122985118
^ Chini, R.; Hoffmeister, V. H.; Nasseri, A.; Stahl, O.; Zinnecker, H. (2012), "A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity of high-mass stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424 (3): 1925, arXiv:1205.5238, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.424.1925C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21317.x, S2CID 119120749
^ Mason, Brian D.; et al. (December 2001), "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466–3471, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M, doi:10.1086/323920

[Sharma-1] Sharma, Awshesh N.; Bedding, Timothy R.; Saio, Hideyuki; White, Timothy R. (2022), "Pulsating B stars in the Scorpius–Centaurus Association with TESS", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 515 (1): 828–840, arXiv:2203.02582, Bibcode:2022MNRAS.515..828S, doi:10.1093/mnras/stac1816

[van_Leeuwen2007-2] van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600Vizier catalog entry

[aass34_1-3] Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 34: 1–49, Bibcode:1978A&AS...34....1N

[Nitschelm2004-4] Nitschelm, C. (December 2004), Hilditch, R. W.; Hensberge, H.; Pavlovski, K. (eds.), "Discovery and confirmation of some double-lined spectroscopic binaries in the Sco-Cen Complex", Spectroscopically and Spatially Resolving the Components of the Close Binary Stars, Proceedings of the Workshop held 20–24 October 2003 in Dubrovnik, Croatia., ASP Conference Series, vol. 318, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, pp. 291–293, Bibcode:2004ASPC..318..291N

[an328_9_889-5] Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2007), "Astrophysical supplements to the ASCC-2.5: Ia. Radial velocities of ˜55000 stars and mean radial velocities of 516 Galactic open clusters and associations", Astronomische Nachrichten, 328 (9): 889–896, arXiv:0705.0878, Bibcode:2007AN....328..889K, doi:10.1002/asna.200710776, S2CID 119323941

[Gullikson2016-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Gullikson, Kevin; Kraus, Adam; Dodson-Robinson, Sarah (25 July 2016), "The Close Companion Mass-ratio Distribution of Intermediate-mass Stars", The Astronomical Journal, 152 (2): 40, arXiv:1604.06456, Bibcode:2016AJ....152...40G, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/40, eISSN 1538-3881

[buscombe1975-7] Buscombe, W.; Stoeckley, T. R. (1975), "Absorption Line Profiles and Rotational Velocities for 59 Stars", Astrophysics and Space Science, 37 (1): 197, Bibcode:1975Ap&SS..37..197B, doi:10.1007/BF00646073, S2CID 122985118

[chini2012-8] Chini, R.; Hoffmeister, V. H.; Nasseri, A.; Stahl, O.; Zinnecker, H. (2012), "A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity of high-mass stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424 (3): 1925, arXiv:1205.5238, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.424.1925C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21317.x, S2CID 119120749

[wds-9] Mason, Brian D.; et al. (December 2001), "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466–3471, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M, doi:10.1086/323920

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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
A light curve for Pi Lupi, adapted from Sharma et al. (2022)^[1]
Constellation	Lupus
Right ascension	15^h 05^m 07.08596^s^[2]
Declination	−47° 03′ 04.4976″^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.89^[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type	B5V + B5IV^[4]
U−B color index	−0.59^[3]
B−V color index	−0.14^[3]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	+4.50^[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −22.98^[2] mas/yr Dec.: −22.81^[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	7.36 ± 0.55 mas^[2]
Distance	440 ± 30 ly (140 ± 10 pc)

Details
A
Mass	4.5^[6] `M`_☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.5^[6] cgs
Temperature	16,000^[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	10^[6] km/s
B
Mass	4.7^[6] `M`_☉
Temperature	14,000^[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	10^[6] km/s
Age	14^[6] Myr
Other designations
CD−46°9773, HIP 73807, SAO 225426
π Lupi A: HD 133242, HR 5605
π Lupi B: HD 133243, HR 5606
Database references
SIMBAD	data
	A
	B