R Ursae Minoris

R Ursae Minoris is a star in the constellation Ursa Minor. A red giant of spectral type M7IIIe, it is a semiregular variable ranging from magnitude 8.5 to 11.5 over a period of 325 days.[2]

R Ursae Minoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Minor
Right ascension  16h 29m 57.8935s[1]
Declination +72° 16 49.1638[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.5-11.5[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M7IIIe[2]
Variable type semiregular variable[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.642±0.286[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 14.111±0.306[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.5840 ± 0.1132[1] mas
Distance1,260 ± 60 ly
(390 ± 20 pc)
Other designations
R UMi, BD+72°732a, HD 149683, HIP 80802[3]
Database references
SIMBADdata

References

  1. 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. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "RR Ursae Minoris". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. "R UMi". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-10-10.


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