Celaeno (star)

Celaeno
Image of the Pleiades star cluster
Celaeno in the Pleiades cluster (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 03h 44m 48.2149s
Declination +24° 17′ 22.083″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.45
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type B7V
U−B color index –0.33
B−V color index –0.046
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+2.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.849 mas/yr
Dec.: –44.966 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.3852±0.0724 mas
Distance442 ± 4 ly
(135 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.76
Details
Mass4.0 M☉
Radius2.34 R☉
Luminosity344 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.9 cgs
Temperature12,800 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)212 km/s
Age122 Myr
Other designations
Celaeno, Celeno, 16 Tau, BD+23 505, GC 4475, HD 23288, HIP 17489, HR 1140, SAO 76126
Database references
SIMBADdata

Celaeno (/səˈliːnoʊ/), designated 16 Tauri, is a star in the constellation of Taurus and a member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45) of stars.

Properties

16 Tauri is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.45. It is approximately 430 light years from the Sun; about the same distance as the Pleiades. The interstellar extinction of this star is fairly small at 0.05 magnitudes. The projected rotational velocity of the equator is 185 km/s. It is 3.4 times the radius of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 12,800 K.

Nomenclature

16 Tauri is the star's Flamsteed designation.

It bore the traditional named Celaeno (or Celeno) and was called the "Lost Pleiad" by Theon the Younger. Celaeno was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Celaeno for this star on 21 August 2016 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.

Namesake

USS Celeno (AK-76) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star.

References

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