V Coronae Borealis

Summary

V Coronae Borealis (V CrB) is a Mira-type long period variable star and carbon star in the constellation Corona Borealis. Its apparent magnitude varies between 6.9 and 12.6 over a period of 357 days[2]

V Coronae Borealis

V Coronae Borealis in optical light
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Corona Borealis
Right ascension 15h 49m 31.31093s [1]
Declination +39° 34′ 17.9111″ [1]
Spectral typeC6,2e(N2e)[2]
Other designations
BD+40° 2929, HD 141826, HIP 77501, SAO 64929
The visual band light curve of V Coronae Borealis, from AAVSO data[3]

V Coronae Borealis is too far from Earth for its parallax to be measured effectively. Basing on a period of 357 days, the absolute magnitude of V Coronae Borealis has been calculated to be -4.62.[4] It was estimated to around 8810 light-years distant in a 2012 paper, shining with a luminosity approximately 102831 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 2877 K.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "V Coronae Borealis". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b VSX (4 January 2010). "V Coronae Borealis". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Download Data". aavso.org. AAVSO. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ Guandalini, R.; Cristallo, S. (2013). "Luminosities of carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars in the Milky Way". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 555: 7. arXiv:1305.4203. Bibcode:2013A&A...555A.120G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321225. S2CID 54918450. A120.
  5. ^ 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.