S Ursae Minoris

S Ursae Minoris (S UMi) is a long period variable star in the constellation Ursa Minor, ranging from magnitude 7.5 to fainter than 13.2 over a period of 331 days.[2]

S Ursae Minoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Minor
Right ascension  15h 29m 34.5775s[1]
Declination +78° 38 00.2742[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.5-<13.2[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6e-M9e[2]
Variable type long period variable[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −30.986±0.303[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 7.006±0.309[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.5455 ± 0.1578[1] mas
Distance1,280 ± 80 ly
(390 ± 20 pc)
Other designations
S UMi, HD 139492, HIP 75847[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). "S Ursae Minoris". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. "S UMi". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
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