HD 119921

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HD 119921
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus[1]
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.15[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 V[3][4] or B9.5 III-n[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −13.293[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −11.115[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.7881±0.2382 mas[2]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.48[1]
Details
Mass2.6[7] Template:Solar mass
Radius4.1[7] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity160[7] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)3.62[7] cgs
Temperature10,102[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)220[8] km/s
Age337[9] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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HD 119921 is a single,[4] white-hued star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. it has the Bayer designation z Centauri. This is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.15.[1] It forms a wide double star with a faint, magnitude 12.50 visual companion, which is located at an angular separation of Script error: No such module "val". as of 2010.[11] HD 119921 is moving closer to us with a heliocentric radial velocity of around −10 km/s,[6] and is currently located some Script error: No such module "val". from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of this star is diminished by 0.15 from extinction due to interstellar dust.[9]

This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V, per Houk (1979).[3] However, Gray & Garrison (1987) have it classed as B9.5 III-n, suggesting it is a more evolved giant star.[5] HD 119921 is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 220 km/s.[8] The star is radiating around 160 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of Script error: No such module "val"..[7]

In 1983, Molaro et al. reported the presence of super-ionized elements (triple-ionized carbon and silicon) in the far ultraviolet spectrum of HD 119921. These anomalous features are not normally detected from a star in this temperature range.[12] Instead, these blue-shifted absorption features may originate in the local interstellar medium.[8]

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