R Andromedae

R Andromedae
Location of R Andromedae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 24m 01.948s[1]
Declination +38° 34′ 37.35″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.8 - 15.2[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type S3,5e-S8,8e(M7e)[2]
B−V color index 1.97[3]
Variable type Mira[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-6.40 [4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −14.98±2.73[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −32.64±0.96[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.1281 ± 0.4616[5] mas
Distanceapprox. 790 ly
(approx. 240 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-5.19[6]
Details
Radius476±120 - 493±129[7] R☉
Luminosity6,300[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)−1.02[9] cgs
Temperature2,500[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−1.01[10] dex
Other designations
HR 90, BD +37° 58, HD 1967, SAO 53860, HIP 1901.
Database references
SIMBADdata

R Andromedae (R And) is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Andromeda. Its spectral class is type S because it shows absorption bands of zirconium monoxide in its spectrum. It was among the stars found by Paul Merrill to show absorption lines of the unstable element technetium,[11] establishing that nucleosynthesis must be occurring in stars. The SH molecule was found for the first time outside earth in the atmosphere of this star.[12] The star is losing mass due to stellar winds at a rate of 1.09×10−6 M☉/yr.[6]

Variability

R Andromedae light curve

R Andromedae shows periodic variations in its brightness approximately every 409 days. The maximum brightness is not the same every cycle and can reach a peak magnitude of mv = 5.8, with the lowest known minima nearly 10 magnitudes fainter. The rise to maximum brightness is approximately twice as fast as the fall to minimum brightness. It is classified as a Mira variable. Those stars contract and expand regularly, changing size and temperature, and this causes the brightness variations.[2]

Properties

R Andromedae has a spectral type that varies as its brightness changes. At a typical maximum it is assigned a spectral type of S5/4.5e. This makes it an S-type star, a red giant similar to class M stars but with unusually strong molecular bands of ZrO in its spectrum compared to the TiO bands seen in other cool giants. S stars are intermediate between carbon stars and the more typical oxygen-rich giants. The S5 indicates its relative temperature, while the number after the slash is a measure of the relative C:O ratio, 4.5 meaning carbon is about 97% as abundant as oxygen. ZrO bands in R Andromedae are about twenty times stronger than those of TiO.[13] When it is fainter, the spectral type has been classified as late as S8,8e. On this older classification system for S stars, the number after the comma is an indication of the relative strength of ZrO and TiO bands which used to be considered to show the C:O ratio.[14]

R Andromedae, like all Mira variables, is an asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star, a star that has exhausted its core helium and is now burning helium in a shell outside the core and hydrogen in a shell closer to the surface. These stars undergo dredge-up events which convect fusion products to the surface and cause anomalies such as enhanced carbon and zirconium. AGB stars are very cool and luminous red giants; R Andromedae varies in temperature and luminosity but is typically about 2,500 K and 6,300 L☉. The angular diameter of R Andromedae has been measured at 8.63±1.42 mas and 8.32±1.27 mas on different dates, corresponding to radii of 493±129 R☉ and 476±120 R☉ respectively, assuming a distance of 532 pc.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. Vizier catalog entry
  2. 1 2 3 4 Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally Published In: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  3. ↑ "R And". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61.
  5. ↑ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  6. 1 2 Guandalini, R. (April 2010). "Infrared photometry and evolution of mass-losing AGB stars. III. Mass loss rates of MS and S stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 513: A4. Bibcode:2010A&A...513A...4G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911764.
  7. 1 2 van Belle, G. T.; et al. (1997). "Angular Size Measurements of Carbon Miras and S-Type Stars". The Astronomical Journal. 114 (5): 2150–2156. Bibcode:1997AJ....114.2150V. doi:10.1086/118635.
  8. ↑ Ramstedt, S.; Olofsson, H. (2014). "The12CO/13CO ratio in AGB stars of different chemical type". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 566: A145. arXiv:1405.6404. Bibcode:2014A&A...566A.145R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423721.
  9. 1 2 Ortiz, Roberto; Guerrero, Martín A. (2016). "Ultraviolet emission from main-sequence companions of AGB stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 461 (3): 3036. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.461.3036O.
  10. ↑ Gáspár, András; Rieke, George H.; Ballering, Nicholas (2016). "The Correlation between Metallicity and Debris Disk Mass". The Astrophysical Journal. 826 (2): 171. Bibcode:2016ApJ...826..171G.
  11. ↑ Merrill, P. W. (1952). "Technetium in the stars". Science. 115 (2992): 479–489 [484]. Bibcode:1952Sci...115..479.. doi:10.1126/science.115.2992.479. PMID 17792758.
  12. ↑ Yamamura, I.; et al. (January 2000). "Identification of SH ∆v=1 Ro-vibrational Lines in R Andromedae". The Astrophysical Journal. 528 (1): L33–L36. Bibcode:2000ApJ...528L..33Y. doi:10.1086/312420. PMID 10587489.
  13. ↑ Keenan, P. C.; Boeshaar, P. C. (1980). "Spectral types of S and SC stars on the revised MK system". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 43: 379. Bibcode:1980ApJS...43..379K.
  14. ↑ Keenan, Philip C.; Garrison, Robert F.; Deutsch, Armin J. (1974). "Revised Catalog of Spectra of Mira Variables of Types ME and Se". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 28: 271. Bibcode:1974ApJS...28..271K.
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