RZ Normae
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 ICRS Equinox J2000.0 ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Norma |
| Right ascension | 16h 32m 41.66s[1] |
| Declination | −53° 15′ 33.2″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.2 - <16.2[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | C-Hd[2] |
| Variable type | R CrB variable |
| Astrometry | |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.6[3] M☉ |
| Temperature | 6750[3] K |
| Other designations | |
2MASS J16324166-5315332 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
RZ Normae is an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Norma. It has a baseline magnitude of 10.2, dropping down to dimmer than 16.2 at its minima.[2] It was discovered by the astronomer Sergei Gaposchkin in 1952.[4]
It has around 60% the mass of the Sun and an effective (surface) temperature of around 6750 K.[3]
References
- 1 2 "V* RZ Normae". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (12 July 2011). "V RZ Nor". The International Variable Star Index. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Stasińska, G.; Szczerba, R.; Schmidt, M.; Siódmiak, N. (2006). "Post-AGB stars as testbeds of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 450 (2): 701. arXiv:astro-ph/0601504. Bibcode:2006A&A...450..701S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053553.
- ↑ Milone, L. A. "The Position of RZ Normae". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars (3505): 1–3. Bibcode:1990IBVS.3505....1M.
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