RR Coronae Borealis

RR Coronae Borealis (RR CrB, HD 140297, HIP 76844) is a M3-type semiregular variable star located in the constellation Corona Borealis with a parallax of 2.93mas being a distance of 341 parsecs (1,110 ly). It varies between magnitudes 7.3 and 8.2 over 60.8 days.[2] Located around 1228 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 2180 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3309 K.[5]

RR Coronae Borealis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Corona Borealis
Right ascension  15h 41m 26.22899s[1]
Declination +38° 33 26.5958[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.3 - 8.2[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M5III[3] (M3 - M6[2])
Variable type SRb[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-58.39[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 20.24[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -32.44[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.93 ± 0.53[1] mas
Distanceapprox. 1,100 ly
(approx. 340 pc)
Details
Luminosity2,180[5] L
Temperature3,309[5] K
Other designations
RR CrB, BD+39° 2901, HD 140297, HIP 76844, SAO 64848, GC 21108, TYC 3053-1035-1, 2MASS J15412622+3833266
Database references
SIMBADdata

References

  1. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry
  2. Otero, Sebastian Alberto (15 August 2011). "RR Coronae Borealis". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. Yoon, Dong-Hwan; Cho, Se-Hyung; Kim, Jaeheon; Yun, Young joo; Park, Yong-Sun (2014). "SiO and H2O Maser Survey toward Post-asymptotic Giant Branch and Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 211: 15. Bibcode:2014ApJS..211...15Y. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/211/1/15.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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