Theta Volantis

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θ Volantis
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Location of θ Volantis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Volans
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.19[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 V[3]
U−B Template:Engvar −0.03[4]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.01[4]
Astrometry
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Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.15[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −38.28[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.58±0.20 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.21[5]
Details
Mass2.3[6] Template:Solar mass
Luminosity37[7] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)4.08[6] cgs
Temperature8,753[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)98[6] km/s
Age185−364[6] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Theta Volantis, Latinized from θ Volantis, is a solitary[9][10] star in the southern constellation of Volans. Based upon parallax measurements, is approximately 240 light years from the Sun. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.19,[2] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye.

Theta Volantis is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V[3] and a mass around 2.3 times that of the Sun. It is a young star with an estimated age of a few hundred million years, and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 98 km/s.[6] Theta Volantis shines 37 times as brightly as the Sun, with an effective temperature of 8,753 K in its outer atmosphere.[7]

The star has two optical companions: a magnitude 15.0 star at an angular separation of 22.10 along a position angle of 58°, and a magnitude 10.64 star at an angular separation of 41.3″ along a position angle of 105° (both as of 2000).[11]

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