TX Camelopardalis

TX Camelopardalis (abbreviated TX Cam) is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is a classical Long period variable star with pulsational period of 557.4 days.[6] Water masers have been observed around the star.[2]

TX Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension  05h 00m 50.39s
Declination +56° 10′ 52″
Apparent magnitude (V) ?
Characteristics
Spectral type M8/10III[1]
Variable type Mira-type
Astrometry
Distance≈1271[2] ly
(≈390 [2] pc)
Details
Radius460[3], 305-727[1] R☉
Luminosity9,638[4]-11,360[3] L☉
Temperature2,300[5]-2,779[3] K
Other designations
TX Cam, Hetzler II 1, IRAS 04566+5606, IRC +60150, RAFGL 664
Database references
SIMBADdata

References
  1. Kemball & Diamond (1997). "Imaging the Magnetic Field in the Atmosphere of TX Camelopardalis". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 481 (2): 111–114. Bibcode:1997ApJ...481L.111K. doi:10.1086/310664.
  2. Kemball; Diamond, Philip J.; Gonidakis, Ioannis; Mitra, Modhurita; Yim, Kijeong; Pan, Kuo-Chuan; Chiang, Hsin-Fang (2009). "Multi-epoch imaging polarimetry of the SiO masers in the extended atmosphere of the Mira variable TX Cam". The Astrophysical Journal. 698 (2): 1721–1739. arXiv:0904.2621. Bibcode:2009ApJ...698.1721K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/1721.
  3. 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". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 523: A18. arXiv:1008.1083. Bibcode:2010A&A...523A..18D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913771. A18.
  4. Olivier, Enrico A.; Whitelock, Patricia; Marang, Fred (2001). "Dust-enshrouded asymptotic giant branch stars in the solar neighbourhood". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 326 (2): 490. arXiv:astro-ph/0103294. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.326..490O. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04511.x.
  5. Lorenz-Martins, S.; Pompeia, L. (2000). "Modelling of oxygen-rich envelopes using corundum and silicate grains". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 315 (4): 856. Bibcode:2000MNRAS.315..856L. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03486.x.
  6. Kholopov; et al. (1985). "General Catalogue of Variable Stars: compilation and processing". Abastumanskaya Astrofiz. Obs. Byull. 59: 57–70. Bibcode:1985AbaOB..59...57S.


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