Mu Coronae Borealis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
| Right ascension | 15h 35m 14.91848s [1] |
| Declination | +39° 00′ 36.2473″ [1] |
| Spectral type | M1.5III[1] |
| Other designations | |
Mu Coronae Borealis (m CrB), is a star located in the constellation Corona Borealis. Mu Coronae Borealis is also known as HR 5800, and HD 139153. The star is located at Right Ascension 15h 35m 15s and Declination 39 deg 00 arcmin 36 arcsec.
Mu Coronae Borealis is a red giant of spectral type M1.5III with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.11, and an absolute visual magnitude of -1.08. Mu Coronae Borealis has an effective temperature of 3200K and a mass of 1.2 solar masses.
Located around 619 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 932 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3889 K.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mu Coronae Borealis". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ 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.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.