List of semiregular variable stars
Appearance
This is a list of semiregular variable stars.
Designation (name) | Constellation | Discovery | Apparent magnitude (Maximum)[1] | Apparent magnitude (Minimum)[2] | Range of magnitude | Period | Spectral Type | Subtype | Comment |
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Theta Apodis | Apus | 6m.4 (p) | 8m.6 (p) | 2.2 | 119 d | M7 III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
Beta Andromedae | Andromeda | 2m.01 | 2m.10 | 0.09 | 119 d | M0III | Semiregular (SRB) | suspected | |
Z Aquarii | Aquarius | 7m.4 (p) | 10m.2 | 2.8 | 136.6 d | M1e-M7III | Semiregular (SRA) | ||
V Aquilae | Aquila | 6m.6 | 8m.4 | 1.8 | 353 d | CII | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
W Bootis | Boötes | 4m.73 | 5m.4 | 0.67 | 450 d | M3III | Semiregular (SRB:) | ||
VZ Camelopardalis | Camelopardalis | 4m.80 | 4m.96 | 0.16 | 23.7 d | M4IIIa | Semiregular (SR) | ||
La Superba | Canes Venatici | 4m.8 | 6m.3 | 1.5 | 160 d | C54J, C-N5, C-J4.5 | Semiregular (SR) | one of the reddest stars visible to the unaided eye | |
WZ Cassiopeiae | Cassiopeia | 6m.3 | 8m.5 | 2.2 | CII | Semiregular (SRB) | Visual double star, visible through binoculars | ||
2 Centauri | Centaurus | 4m.16 | 4m.26 | 0.1 | 12 d | M4.5III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
S Centauri | Centaurus | 9m.2 (p) | 10m.7 (p) | 1.5 | 65 d | C4,5(Nbp) | Semiregular (SR) | ||
T Centauri | Centaurus | 5m.5 | 9m.0 | 3.5 | 90.44 d | K0:e-M4II:e | Semiregular (SRA) | classified as RV Tauri variable by some | |
Mu Cephei | Cepheus | William Herschel, 1782 | 3m.43 | 5m.1 | 1.67 | 730 d | M1I | Semiregular (SRC) | |
SS Cephei | Cepheus | 8m.0 (p) | 9m.1 (p) | 1.1 | 90 d | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
AR Cephei | Cepheus | 7m.0 | 7m.9 | 0.9 | Semiregular (SRB) | ||||
T Ceti | Cetus | 4m.96 | 6m.90 | 1.94 | 159 d | M5-6Se | Semiregular (SRC) | ||
T Cancri | Cancer | Hind, 1850 | 7m.6 | 10m.5 | 2.9 | 482 d | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
X Cancri | Cancer | 5m.69 | 6m.94 | 1.25 | 180 d | C5,4(N3) | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
RR Coronae Borealis | Corona Borealis | 7m.3 | 8m.2 | 0.9 | 60.8 d | M3-M6 | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
W Cygni | Cygnus | 6m.80 (B) | 8m.9 (B) | 2.1 | 131 d | M4e-M6e(Tc:)III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
AF Cygni | Cygnus | 6m.4 | 7m.7 | 1.3 | 92.5 d | M4-M8 | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
U Delphini | Delphinus | 7m.6 (p) | 8m.9 (p) | 1.3 | 110 d | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
EU Delphini | Delphinus | 5m.79 | 6m.9 | 1.11 | 59.7 d | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
Eta Geminorum | Gemini | 3m.15 | 3m.9 | 0.75 | 233 d | M3IIIab | Semiregular (SRA+EA) | ||
Alpha Herculis (Rasalgethi) | Hercules | William Herschel, 1759 | 2m.74 | 4m.0 | 1.26 | M5II | Semiregular (SRC) | ||
30 Herculis | Hercules | 4m.3 | 6m.3 | 2.0 | 89.2 d | M6III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
X Herculis | Hercules | 7m.5 (p) | 8m.6 (p) | 1.1 | 95.0 d | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
U Hydrae | Hydra | 7m.0 (B) | 9m.4 (B) | 2.4 | ~450 d | C | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
RX Leporis | Lepus | 5m.0 | 7m.4 | 2.4 | ~60 d | M6.2III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
R Lyrae | Lyra | 3m.88 | 5m.0 | 1.12 | ~46 d | M5III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
Apha Orionis (Betelgeuse) | Orion | John Herschel, 1840 | 0m.0 | 1m.3 | 1.3 | 6.39 years | M2Iab | Semiregular (SRC) | |
W Orionis | Orion | 8m.2 (p) | 12m.4 (p) | 4.2 | 212 d | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
CK Orionis | Orion | 5m.9 | 7m.1 | 1.2 | ~120 d | Semiregular (SR:) | |||
S Pavonis | Pavo | 6m.6 | 10m.4 | 3.8 | 381 d | Semiregular (SRA) | |||
Rho Persei | Perseus | 3m.30 | 4m.0 | 0.70 | ~50 d | M4II | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
R Pictoris | Pictor | 6m.35 | 10m.1 | 3.75 | 171 d | M1IIe-M4IIe | Semiregular (SR) | ||
L2 Puppis | Puppis | 2m.6 | 6m.2 | 3.6 | 141 d | M5IIIe | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
VX Sagittarii | Sagittarius | 6m.52 | 14m.0 | 7.08 | 732 d | M4eIa-M10eIa | Semiregular (SRC) | &one of the largest stars known | |
Eta Sculptoris | Sculptor | 4m.8 | 4m.9 | 0.1 | M4III | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
SW Sculptoris | Sculptor | 7m.3 | 9m.32 | 2.02 | 143.6 d | Semiregular (SRC) | |||
Tau4 Serpentis | Serpens | 5m.89 | 7m.07 | 1.18 | 100 d | M5II-III | Semiregular (SRB) | ||
SV Ursae Majoris | Ursa Major | 9m.1 | 10m.6 | 3.2 | 76 d | G1Ibe-K3Iap | Semiregular (SRD) | ||
Z Ursae Majoris | Ursa Major | 6m.2 | 9m.4 | 3.2 | 196 d | Semiregular (SRB) | |||
RR Ursae Minoris | Ursa Minor | 4m.44 | 4m.85 | 0.41 | 43.3 d | M5III | Semiregular (SRB) |
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