R Equulei

R Equulei is a M-type star, while also a Mira variable,[3] is located in the constellation Equuleus. Not much is known about the star.

R Equulei
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension  21h 13m 11.774s
Declination 12° 48 08.77
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.7[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3-4e[1]
Variable type Mira variable
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-54[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 43.9[2] mas/yr
Dec.: 18.0[2] mas/yr
Absolute magnitude (MV)4[2]
Other designations
HD 202051, BD+12° 4573a[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

See also

References

  1. "R Equulei", Wolfram Alpha, retrieved 2012-08-23
  2. "V* R Equ". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  3. Gupta, V.; Vestrand, W.T.; Williams, S.J.; Woźniak, P.R. (October 2012), "Identifying Red Variables in the Northern Sky Variability Survey", The Astronomical Journal, 128: 2965–2976, Bibcode:2004AJ....128.2965W, doi:10.1086/425526


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