RZ Normae

RZ Normae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 ICRS      Equinox J2000.0 ICRS
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 32m 41.66s[1]
Declination −53° 15 33.2 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.2 - <16.2 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type C-Hd[2]
Variable type R CrB variable
Astrometry
Details
Mass0.6[3] M
Temperature6750 K[3] K
Other designations
HIP 80365

RZ Normae is an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Norma. It has a baseline magnitude of 10.2, dropping down to dimmer than 16.2 at its minima.[2] It was discovered by the astronomer Sergei Gaposchkin in 1952.[4]

It has around 60% the mass of the Sun and an effective (surface) temperature of around 6750 K.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "V*RZ Normae". SIMBAD Astronomical Database(Centre de donées astronomiques de Strasbourg). Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (12 July 2011). "V RZ Nor". The International Variable Star Index. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Stasińska, G.; Szczerba, R.; Schmidt, M.; Siódmiak, N. (2006). "Post-AGB stars as testbeds of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 450 (2): 701. arXiv:astro-ph/0601504. Bibcode:2006A&A...450..701S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053553.
  4. Milone, L. A. "The Position of RZ Normae". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars (3505): 1–3. Bibcode:1990IBVS.3505....1M.
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