U Microscopii

U Microscopii

The visual band light curve of U Microscopii, from AAVSO data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 20h 29m 15.77460s
Declination −40° 25′ 01.3084″
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.0 - 14.4
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB
Spectral type M5e-M7e
Variable type Mira
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−54.00 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −13.68 mas/yr
Dec.: −24.38 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.5546±0.1456 mas
Distance2,100 ± 200 ly
(640 ± 60 pc)
Details
Luminosity7,900 L☉
Temperature2,995 K
Other designations
U Microscopii, HIP 101063, HD 194814, CD−40°13888
Database references
SIMBADdata

U Microscopii is a Mira variable star in the constellation Microscopium. It ranges from magnitude 7 to 14.4 over a period of 334 days. The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa in 2003 reported that observations of U Microscopii were very urgently needed as data on its light curve was incomplete.

References

  1. ↑ "Download Data". aavso.org. AAVSO. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. S2CID 18759600.
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  4. ↑ Montez, Rodolfo, Jr.; Ramstedt, Sofia; Kastner, Joel H.; Vlemmings, Wouter; Sanchez, Enmanuel (2017). "A Catalog of GALEX Ultraviolet Emission from Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 841 (1): 33. arXiv:1705.05371. Bibcode:2017ApJ...841...33M. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa704d.
  5. 1 2 Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "U Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Turon, C.; Creze, M.; Egret, D.; Gomez, A.; Grenon, M.; Jahreiß, H.; Requieme, Y.; Argue, A. N.; Bec-Borsenberger, A.; Dommanget, J.; Mennessier, M. O.; Arenou, F.; Chareton, M.; Crifo, F.; Mermilliod, J. C.; Morin, D.; Nicolet, B.; Nys, O.; Prevot, L.; Rousseau, M.; Perryman, M. A. C.; et al. (1993). "Version 2 of the HIPPARCOS Input Catalogue". Bull. Inf. Cent. Donnees Astron. Strasbourg 43. 43: 5. Bibcode:1993BICDS..43....5T.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Uttenthaler, S.; Lebzelter, T. (2010). "Correlation between technetium and lithium in a sample of oxygen-rich AGB variables". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 510: A62. arXiv:0911.3507. Bibcode:2010A&A...510A..62U. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912548. S2CID 119231142.
  9. ↑ 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): 343–357. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. S2CID 118665352.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Tim (2003). "Presidential address: Amateur Observations - Successes and Opportunities". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. 62: 234–40. Bibcode:2003MNSSA..62..234C.