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RR Coronae Borealis

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RR Coronae Borealis

A light curve for RR Coronae Borealis, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Corona Borealis
Right ascension 15h 41m 26.22899s[2]
Declination +38° 33′ 26.5958″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.3 - 8.2[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M5III[4] (M3 - M6[3])
Variable type SRb[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-58.39[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 20.24[2] mas/yr
Dec.: -32.44[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.93 ± 0.53 mas[2]
Distanceapprox. 1,100 ly
(approx. 340 pc)
Details
Luminosity2,180[6] L
Temperature3,309[6] 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

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.[3] 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hipparcos Tools Interactive Data Access". Hipparcos. ESA. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
  3. ^ a b c d Otero, Sebastian Alberto (15 August 2011). "RR Coronae Borealis". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ 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 (1): 15. Bibcode:2014ApJS..211...15Y. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/211/1/15. S2CID 73561291.
  5. ^ 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. S2CID 17804304.
  6. ^ a b c 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. S2CID 118665352.