T Microscopii
T Microscopii is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Microscopium. It ranges from magnitude 6.74 to 8.11 over a period of 352 days.[2] Located around 700 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity 7708 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 2856 K.[4]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Microscopium |
Right ascension | 20h 27m 55.18840s[1] |
Declination | −28° 15′ 39.8035″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.74 - 8.11 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M6-M8IIIe[2] |
Variable type | Mira |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.682 ± 0.594[3] mas/yr Dec.: 12.562 ± 0.433[3] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.1811 ± 0.3864[3] mas |
Distance | 630 ± 50 ly (190 ± 10 pc) |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
References
- van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
- Otero, Sebastian Alberto (20 June 2011). "T Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- 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.
- McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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