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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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| Constellation | Volans |
| Right ascension | 07h 05m 36.2081s[1] |
| Declination | −73° 00′ 52.0345″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.78 - 11.50[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | AGB[3] |
| Spectral type | Ce[4] |
| Variable type | Mira[5] + carbon star[6] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −4.7[7] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −14.298 mas/yr[1] Dec.: +19.462 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 1.3931 ± 0.0631 mas[1] |
| Distance | 2,300 ± 100 ly (720 ± 30 pc) |
| Details | |
| Radius | 41.92+1.23 −3.03[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 196±22[8] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,335+128 −48[8] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
R Volantis is a single variable star in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It has an average apparent magnitude of 8.7, making it readily visible in amateur telescopes but not to the naked eye. The object is relatively far at a distance of about 2,300 light years but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −5 km/s.
R Volantis' peculiarity was first observed in 1954 when it was found to have emission lines in its spectrum.[9] Observations from 1955 to 1967 reveal that the star was a probable Mira variable[10] and was given its current designation. However, its nature as a carbon star wasn't discovered until 1968 by Pik-Sin The. In the paper, R Volantis and V1163 Centauri (HD 114586) had their spectrums studied and revealed that the former is a carbon star while the latter is a S star.[6]
R Volantis has a stellar classification of Ce,[4] indicating that it is a carbon star with emission lines. It is a giant star on the asymptotic giant branch,[3] meaining that its generating energy via hydrogen and helium shells around an inert carbon core. As a result, it has expanded to 41.92 times the radius of the Sun and now radiates a luminosity of 196 L☉.[8] R Vol has an effective temperature of 3335 K, giving a deep red hue.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Vogt, N.; Contreras-Quijada, A.; Fuentes-Morales, I.; Vogt-Geisse, S.; Arcos, C.; Abarca, C.; Agurto-Gangas, C.; Caviedes, M.; DaSilva, H.; Flores, J.; Gotta, V.; Peñaloza, F.; Rojas, K.; Villaseñor, J. I. (10 November 2016). "DETERMINATION OF PULSATION PERIODS AND OTHER PARAMETERS OF 2875 STARS CLASSIFIED AS MIRA IN THE ALL SKY AUTOMATED SURVEY (ASAS)". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 227 (1): 6. arXiv:1609.05246. Bibcode:2016ApJS..227....6V. doi:10.3847/0067-0049/227/1/6. eISSN 1538-4365.
- ^ a b Montez, Rodolfo; Ramstedt, Sofia; Kastner, Joel H.; Vlemmings, Wouter; Sanchez, Enmanuel (22 May 2017). "A Catalog of GALEX Ultraviolet Emission from Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 841 (1): 33. arXiv:1705.05371. Bibcode:2017ApJ...841...33M. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa704d. eISSN 1538-4357.
- ^ a b Henize, K. G. (April 1976). "Observations of southern emission-line stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 30: 491. Bibcode:1976ApJS...30..491H. doi:10.1086/190369. eISSN 1538-4365. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ Samus’, N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (January 2017). "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1". Astronomy Reports. 61 (1): 80–88. Bibcode:2017ARep...61...80S. doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085. ISSN 1063-7729.
- ^ a b The, Pik-Sin (February 1968). "The Spectrum of the Variables R Vol and HD 114586". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 80: 104. Bibcode:1968PASP...80..104T. doi:10.1086/128597. eISSN 1538-3873. ISSN 0004-6280.
- ^ Menzies, John W.; Feast, Michael W.; Whitelock, Patricia A. (5 May 2006). "Carbon-rich Mira variables: radial velocities and distances". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 369 (2): 783–790. arXiv:astro-ph/0603505. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.369..783M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10323.x. ISSN 0035-8711.
- ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Bidelman, William P. (November 1954). "Catalogue and Bibliography of Emission-Line Stars of Types Later than B." The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 1: 175. Bibcode:1954ApJS....1..175B. doi:10.1086/190007. eISSN 1538-4365. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ Feuchter, A. Ch. (August 1967). "On several statistical characteristics of Mira variables". The Astronomical Journal. 72: 702. Bibcode:1967AJ.....72..702F. doi:10.1086/110295. ISSN 0004-6256.
