T Microscopii

U Microscopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 20h 27m 55.18840s [1]
Declination -28° 15' 39.8035"'[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.74 - 8.11 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6-M8IIIe[2]
U−B color index ?
B−V color index ?
Variable type Mira
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: - mas/yr
Dec.:  mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.75 ± 1.01[3] mas
Distanceapprox. 700 ly
(approx. 210 pc)
Details
Mass? M
Radius? R
Metallicity?
Rotation?
Age? years
Other designations
T Microscopii, HIP 100935, HD 194676

T Microscopii is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Microscopium. It ranges from magnitude 6.74 to 8.11 over a period of 352 days.[2] Located around 700 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity 7708 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 2856 K.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "V* U Microscopii -- Variable Star of Mira Ceti type". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (20 June 2011). "T Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  4. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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