Delta Microscopii
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 06m 01.14597s .[1] |
| Declination | −30° 07′ 30.4290″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.70 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | KOIII |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 10.82 ± 0.64[2] mas |
| Distance | 300 ± 20 ly (92 ± 5 pc) |
| Other designations | |
Delta Microscopii is a star in the constellation Microscopium. It is an orange giant star of spectral type K0III and apparent magnitude is 5.70.[1] Located around 301 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 46 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 5049 K.[3] It marks the eyepiece end of the microscope.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 SIMBAD, Delta Microscopii (accessed 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.
- ↑ Ridpath, Ian. "Star Tales – Microscopium".
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