V455 Sco

CONFIRMED MILKY WAY
 
Constellation
Scorpius
Equatorial coordinates
α = 17 07 21.733
δ = -34 05 14.508
Galactic coordinates
l = 351.1737°
b = 3.8860°

Suspected 1950Ref
Confirmed 1978Ref
Symbiotic IR type SRef
Hot component type shell-burningRef
Outbursts -

Identifiers

V455 Sco IRAS 17040-3401 GSC2.4.2 S8GJ161870 AAVSO 000-BCX-140
SIMBAD EM* AS 217 Pan-STARRS - SAO - VSX 33271
GAIA DR3 5978167556310066944 SkyMapper 170721.73-340514.3 WRAY 16-252 GCVS V0455 Sco
2MASS J17072173-3405144 HIP - Hen 3-1334 BD -
WISE J170721.75-340514.3 TYC - ESO 392-3 HD -

Symbiotic Catalogs

Bidelman (1954) V455 Sco (Conf.) Allen (1984) V455 Sco (Conf.) Belzcyński et al. (2001) V455 Sco (Conf.)
Gaposchkin (1957) V455 Sco (Conf.) Kenyon (1986) V455 Sco (Conf.) Akras et al. (2019) V455 Sco (Conf.)
Boyarchuk (1969) V 455 Sco (Susp.) Vaidis (1988, 1991) V455 Sco (Conf.)

Position

Right ascension (°) 256.8406Ref Parallax (mas) 0.378±0.040Ref Reddening E(B-V) (mag) 0.67±0.02Ref, Note
Declination (°) -34.0874Ref Distance (kpc) 5Ref, 2.8Ref,
4.3Ref
2.72Ref, Note, 2.47Ref, Note
   
Galactic longitude (°) 351.1737Ref Proper motion in α (mas/yr) -0.91±0.04Ref    
Galactic latitude (°) 3.8860Ref Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) -4.43±0.03Ref    

Observations

X-Ray NoRef IR type SRef Radio YesRef
X-Ray type - J (mag) 7.54Ref Flickering NoRef
GALEX FUV (mag) - H (mag) 6.47Ref Outbursts -
GALEX NUV (mag) - K (mag) 5.96Ref Outburst type -
IUE NoRef WISE W1 (mag) 5.76Ref Jets -
FUSE NoRef WISE W2 (mag) 5.73Ref Resolved nebula Yes?Ref
U (mag) - WISE W3 (mag) 5.21Ref IPmax (eV) 114Ref
B (mag) - WISE W4 (mag) 3.27Ref [O III] lines YesRef
V (mag) 14.00Ref IRAS 12μm (Jy) 1.23Ref He II lines YesRef
R (mag) - IRAS 25μm (Jy) 1.54Ref [Fe VII] lines YesRef
I (mag) - IRAS 60μm (Jy) 0.70Ref O VI lines YesRef
BP (mag) 13.51Ref IRAS 100μm (Jy) 7.56Ref
G (mag) 12.03Ref AKARI S09 (Jy) 0.38Ref
RP (mag) 10.70Ref AKARI S18 (Jy) 0.36Ref

Orbit

Orbital period (days) 1419±32Ref, 1397.8±5.9Ref γ velocity (km/h) -77.90±0.23Ref Size of giant’s orbit (AU) 1.02Ref
Eccentricity 0Ref, 0Ref RV of giant (km/h) 7.93±0.32Ref Separation (AU) -
Inclination (°) 93.6±2.3Ref, 94.3±1.4Ref Inferior conj. of giant (JD) 2452991 Mass function 0.0724Ref
Eclipses -     Mass ratio 2.8Ref
Orbital ephemeris -        

Cool component

Spectral type M6 IIIRef, M6 IIIRef,
M1 IIIRef, M6.5 IIIRef
Mass (M) 1.1Ref, 1.12Ref Pulsation -
Eff. temperature (K) 3235Ref, 3200Ref Radius (R) 207±28Ref Type -
IR type SRef Luminosity (L) 4550Ref Pulsation period (days) -
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.36±0.09Ref     Pulsation ephemeris -

Hot component

Type/Spectral type WDRef Mass (M) 0.6Ref Spin period (min) -
Shell-burning/Accreting-only shell-burningRef Radius (R) - Accretion disk -
Eff. temperature (K) 160000Ref Luminosity (L) 930Ref, 2000Ref    
Lower limit (K) 114000Ref        
Upper limit (K) -        

Links

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Notes

Merrill & Burwell (1950) reported a combination spectrum for the star. Later, Henize (1967) classified it as a symbiotic star and Stenholm & Acker (1987) detected strong O VI lines and other emission lines with high ionization potential.


References


Last updated: January 13, 2024