EPIC 204278916
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Right ascension | 16h 02m 07.576s |
| Declination | −22° 57′ 46.89″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Pre-main-sequence |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| J−H color index | 0.712 |
| J−K color index | 1.033 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −13.5±8.7 mas/yr Dec.: −20.0±8.8 mas/yr |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.5 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.97 R☉ |
| Luminosity (bolometric) | 0.15 L☉ |
| Age | ≈5 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
EPIC 204278916 is a pre-main-sequence star, about five million years old and of spectral type M1. It is part of the Upper Scorpius sub-group of the Scorpius–Centaurus Association, and is in the constellation Scorpius. The star is approximately the size of the Sun at 0.97 R☉, but is only half its mass (0.50 M☉) and a fraction of its luminosity (0.15 L☉).[1][2]
This stellar object was first characterized by the 2nd USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog and the Two Micron All-Sky Survey, and was further studied during the Kepler space telescope's extended K2 mission Campaign 2 between 23 August and 13 November 2014.
Luminosity
Research conducted by a team of astronomers, led by Simone Scaringi of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, found that this red dwarf star has a resolved circumstellar disc, and luminosity dimmings of up to 65% for 25 consecutive days (out of 79 total observation days) were observed. The variability is highly periodic and attributed to stellar rotation. The researchers hypothesize that the irregular dimmings are caused by either a warped inner-disk edge or transiting cometary-like objects in either circular or eccentric orbits.[1]
See also
- KIC 8462852, a star showing similar light fluctuations
References
- ^ a b Scaringi, S.; Manara, C. F.; Barenfeld, S. A.; Groot, P. J.; Isella, A.; et al. (August 2016). "The peculiar dipping events in the disk-bearing young-stellar object EPIC 204278916". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Advanced Access. arXiv:1608.07291. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.tmp.1267S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2155.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bibcode (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Nowakowski, Tomasz (30 August 2016). "Irregular dimming of a young stellar object investigated by astronomers". Phys.org. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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