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R Cassiopeiae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 23h 58m 24.873s[1]
Declination +51° 23′ 19.70″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.70 - 13.50[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6e - M10e[2]
U−B color index +0.08
B−V color index +1.83
Variable type Mira[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+021 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 85.52 ± 0.75[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 17.49 ± 0.72[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.95 ± 1.02 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 410 ly
(approx. 130 pc)
Details
Radius236 - 310[3] R☉
Luminosity8,330[citation needed] L☉
Temperature3,130[3] K
Other designations
HR 9066, HD 224490, BD+50°4202, HIP 118188, SAO 35938, ADS 17135, CCDM J23584+5123
Database references
SIMBADdata

R Cassiopeiae (R Cas) is a star in the constellation Cassiopeia.

R Cassiopeiae is a M-type red giant. It is classified as a Mira-type variable star and its brightness varies between magnitudes +4.7 to +13.5 with a period of 430.5 days. It is approximately 410 light years from Earth.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.Vizier catalog entry
  2. ^ a b c Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  3. ^ a b de Beck, E.; Decin, L.; de Koter, A.; Justtanont, K.; Verhoelst, T.; Kemper, F.; Menten, K. M. (2010). "Probing the mass-loss history of AGB and red supergiant stars from CO rotational line profiles. II. CO line survey of evolved stars: derivation of mass-loss rate formulae". 523: A18. arXiv:1008.1083. Bibcode:2010A&A...523A..18D. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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