T Cephei
T Cephei is a Mira variable star in the constellation Cepheus. Located approximately 570 ± 40 light-years (175 ± 12 parsecs) distant, it varies between magnitudes 5.2 and 11.3 over a period of around 388 days.[5][2]
.jpg) Region of NGC 7023, with T Cephei marked on the full-size image Credit: NASA, ESA and Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Right ascension | 21h 09m 31.78089s[1] |
| Declination | +68° 29′ 27.2038″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.2 - 11.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M6-9e[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.33[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.49[4] |
| Variable type | Mira[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −8.03[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −44.145[7] mas/yr Dec.: −42.308[7] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.6912 ± 0.4004[7] mas |
| Distance | 570 ± 40 ly (180 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.55[8] M☉ |
| Radius | 329+70 −50[9] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 5,700[5] L☉ |
| Temperature | 2,400[5] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Stellar Properties
T Cephei is a red giant of spectral type M6-9e with an effective temperature 2,400 K, a radius of 329 R☉, a mass of 0.55 M☉, and a luminosity of 5,700 L☉. If it were in the place of the Sun, its photosphere would at least engulf the orbit of Mars. This star is believed to be in a late stage of its life, blowing off its own sooty atmosphere to form a white dwarf in a distant future.
See also
References
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- VSX (4 January 2010). "T Cep". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Keenan, Philip C.; Garrison, Robert F.; Deutsch, Armin J. (1974). "Revised Catalog of Spectra of Mira Variables of Types ME and Se". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 28: 271. Bibcode:1974ApJS...28..271K. doi:10.1086/190318.
- Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- Danilovich, T.; Teyssier, D.; Justtanont, K.; Olofsson, H.; Cerrigone, L.; Bujarrabal, V.; Alcolea, J.; Cernicharo, J.; Castro-Carrizo, A.; García-Lario, P.; Marston, A. (2015). "New observations and models of circumstellar CO line emission of AGB stars in the Herschel SUCCESS programme". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 581: A60. arXiv:1506.09065. Bibcode:2015A&A...581A..60D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526705.
- Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 430: 165. arXiv:astro-ph/0409579. Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.
- 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.
- . doi:10.1086/170836. Cite journal requires
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