S Microscopii

S Microscopii is a star in the constellation Microscopium. It is a red giant star of spectral type M3e-M5.5 that is also a Mira variable, with an apparent magnitude ranging between 7.4 and 14.8 over 210 days.[2] The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa in 2003 reported that observations of S Microscopii were very urgently needed as data on its light curve was incomplete.[4]

S Microscopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension  21h 26m 44.1040s[1]
Declination 29° 51 04.680[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.8 - 14.8
Characteristics
Spectral type M3e-M5.5[2]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)0.5137 ± 0.1623[3] mas
Distanceapprox. 6,000 ly
(approx. 1,900 pc)
Other designations
S Microscopii, CD−30° 18609, HD 204045
Database references
SIMBADdata

References

  1. "V* S Mic". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. Otero, Sebastian Alberto (12 April 2011). "S Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. Cooper, Tim (2003). "Presidential address: Amateur Observations - Successes and Opportunities". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. 62: 234–40. Bibcode:2003MNSSA..62..234C.


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