1 Delphini

1 Delphini
Location of 1 Delphini (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Delphinus
A
Right ascension 20h 30m 17.9623s
Declination +10° 53 45.335
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.20±0.01
B
Right ascension 20h 30m 17.9505s
Declination +10° 53 46.244
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.00±0.01
Characteristics
Spectral type A1:III shell
U−B color index −0.11
B−V color index −0.03
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−15.5 ± 2 km/s
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.69
A
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.320 mas/yr
Dec.: +4.645 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.6400±0.0616 mas
Distance703 ± 9 ly
(216 ± 3 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.545 mas/yr
Dec.: +4.710 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.1851 ± 0.1421 mas
Distance780 ± 30 ly
(239 ± 8 pc)
Details
A
Mass3.1±0.3 M
Surface gravity (log g)3.66±0.77 cgs
Temperature10,651+932
1156
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.00 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)217 km/s
Age246 Myr
B
Surface gravity (log g)4.14+0.19
0.47
 cgs
Rotational velocity (v sin i)370 km/s
Other designations
1 Delphini, BD+10°4303, HD 195325, HIP 101160, HR 7836, SAO 106172, WDS J20303+1054AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

1 Delphini (1 Del) is the Flamsteed designation for a close binary star in the equatorial constellation Delphinus. With a combined apparent magnitude of 6.08, it is barely visible to the naked eye, even under ideal conditions. Parallax measurements put the components at a distance 703 and 780 light years respectively. However, its approaching the Solar System with a radial velocity of 15 km/s.

1 Del consists of three components. The brightest of them has a magnitude of 6.1; a companion located around 0.9 arcseconds from the primary has an apparent magnitude of 8.1; and a third star, located much farther away at around 17 arcseconds from component A, is the faintest with a magnitude of around 14 and is an unrelated background object.

The entire system has a stellar classification of A1: III sh, indicating that it is a white giant + a shell star. However, there is some uncertainty about the temperature class. When resolved, the secondary has a class of B9. 1 Del A has 3 times the mass of the Sun and an effective temperature of 10,651 K, giving it a bluish white glow. It is estimated to be almost 250 million years old and has a solar metallicity. Both components spin rapidly, with projected rotational velocities of 217 and 370 km/s respectively. As for the peculiarities, the shell star is a primary component; the spectrum of the secondary shows broad absorption lines.

Due to the stability of the emission lines data from 1 Delphini has been used for developing models of shell stars and Be stars.