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Star in the constellation Equuleus
9 Equulei
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension 21 21 04.825
Declination 07° 21′ 16.21″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.798
Characteristics
Spectral type M2IIIa
U−B color index +1.97
B−V color index +1.66
Variable type suspected
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−21.82±0.30 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 43.871±0.274 mas/yr
Dec.: −17.822±0.261 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.3895 ± 0.1647 mas
Distance740 ± 30 ly
(228 ± 9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.69
Details
Radius58 R
Luminosity720 L
Temperature3,920 K
Other designations
HIP 105413, HD 203291, HR 8163, SAO 126719
Database references
SIMBADdata

9 Equulei is an M-type star in the constellation Equuleus. It is an asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star, a star that has exhausted its core helium and is now fusing both hydrogen and helium in shells outside the core. It is also a suspected variable star with an amplitude of about 0.05 magnitudes.

The spectral type is M2IIIa, meaning it is a relatively cool giant star. As an AGB star, it is burning hydrogen and helium in shells around an inert carbon-oxygen core. It has expanded to 58 times the radius of the Sun, and it radiates 720 times as much electromagnetic radiation from a photosphere with an effective temperature of 3,920 K.

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. Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P.; Wicenec, A. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
  3. Yamashita, Y. (1967). "MK Spectral Types of Bright M-Type Stars". Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Victoria. 13: 47. Bibcode:1967PDAO...13...47Y.
  4. ^ Hoffleit, Dorrit; Jaschek, Carlos (1991). "The Bright star catalogue". New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Observatory, 5th Rev.ed. Bibcode:1991bsc..book.....H.
  5. ^ 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: B/gcvs. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  6. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644.
  7. Eggen, Olin J. (1992). "Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars Near the Sun". The Astronomical Journal. 104: 275. Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E. doi:10.1086/116239.
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