T Microscopii

T Microscopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 20h 27m 55.18840s[1]
Declination −28° 15 39.8035[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.74 - 8.11 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6-M8IIIe[2]
Variable type Mira
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.17[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 12.18[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.75 ± 1.01[1] mas
Distanceapprox. 700 ly
(approx. 210 pc)
Other designations
T Microscopii, HIP 100935, HD 194676, SAO 189308, CD28° 16682
Database references
SIMBADdata

T Microscopii is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Microscopium. It ranges from magnitude 6.74 to 8.11 over a period of 352 days.[2] Located around 700 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity 7708 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 2856 K.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (20 June 2011). "T Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. 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.


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