T Normae

T Nor
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 15h 44m 03.83966s [1]
Declination -54° 59' 12.5184"'[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.2-13.6[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3e-M6e[2]
U−B color index ?
B−V color index ?
Variable type Mira
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: - mas/yr
Dec.:  mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.61 ± 1.25[3] mas
Distanceapprox. 900 ly
(approx. 280 pc)
Details
Mass? M
Radius? R
Luminosity760[4] L
Temperature3234 K[4] K
Metallicity?
Rotation?
Age? years
Other designations
V* T Normae, HIP 77058, HD 140041

T Normae is a Mira variable star. It is located midway between Eta Normae and Gamma Circini.[5] It ranges from magnitude 6.2 to 13.6 and a period of 244 days.[2] Located around 900 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity 760 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3234 K.[4]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "V* T Normae -- Variable Star of Mira Ceti type". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (19 March 2011). "T Normae". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M.
  5. Arnold, H.J.P; Doherty, Paul; Moore, Patrick (1999). The Photographic Atlas of the Stars. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780750306546.