AV Microscopii
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 41m 24.66513s .[1] |
| Declination | −42° 08′ 01.6172″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.35 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M3II[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 2.85 ± 0.40[3] mas |
| Distance | approx. 1,100 ly (approx. 350 pc) |
| Other designations | |
AV Microscopii is a star in the constellation Microscopium. It is an red giant star of spectral type M3II, with an apparent magnitude ranging between 6.25 and 6.35.[2] Located around 1144 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity 2547 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3536 K.[4]
References
- 1 2 SIMBAD, AV Microscopii (accessed 20 March 2015)
- 1 2 Watson, Christopher (28 September 2009). "AV Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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