Tau Aquilae
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Tau Aquilae is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. Its identifier is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from τ Aquilae, and abbreviated Tau Aql or τ Aql. The star has the proper name Tianfu, after a traditional Chinese constellation.[9] An apparent visual magnitude of 5.7[3] indicates it is a faint star that is visible to the naked eye from dark suburban skies; at least according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale. The annual orbital motion of the Earth causes a parallax shift of Script error: No such module "val".,[2] which means the distance to this star is approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. The magnitude of the star is diminished by 0.28 from extinction caused by interstellar gas and dust.[3] It is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −29 km/s.[7]
The spectrum of Tau Aquilae matches a stellar classification of K0 III,[5] with the luminosity class of III suggesting this is an evolved giant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and left the main sequence of stars like the Sun. At an estimated age of one billion years, stellar models give a 90% chance that it is currently on the horizontal branch and is fusing helium at the core. Based on this assumption, it has 2.15 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 18 times the Sun's girth. The outer envelope is radiating energy into space with an effective temperature of 4,660 K,[4] giving it the orange hued glow of a K-type star.[10]
Tianfu (天桴) was an ancient Chinese constellation consisting of four stars. τ Aquilae was the first star of an early version of this constellation, before the Tang dynasty. The IAU Working Group on Star Names approved the name Tianfu for this star on May 16, 2024 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.[9] (See also θ Aquilae.)
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