Astronomy:RZ Normae

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Short description: R Coronae Borealis variable type star in the constellation Norma
RZ Normae
RZNorLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for RZ Normae, plotted from All Sky Automated Survey and ASAS-SN data[1][2]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension  16h 32m 41.66s[3]
Declination −53° 15′ 33.2″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.2 - <16.2[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type C-Hd[4]
Variable type R CrB variable
Astrometry
Details
Mass0.6[5] M
Temperature6750[5] K
Other designations
2MASS J16324166-5315332
Database references
SIMBADdata

RZ Normae is an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Norma. It has a baseline magnitude of 10.2, dropping down to dimmer than 16.2 at its minima.[4] It was discovered by the astronomer Sergei Gaposchkin in 1952.[6]

It has around 60% the mass of the Sun and an effective (surface) temperature of around 6750 K.[5]

References

  1. "ASAS All Star Catalogue". The All Sky Automated Survey. http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/asas/?page=aasc. 
  2. "ASAS-SN Variable Stars Database". ASAS-SN. https://asas-sn.osu.edu/variables/lookup. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "V* RZ Normae". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=V%2A+RZ+Normae. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (12 July 2011). "V RZ Nor". The International Variable Star Index. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=19972. Retrieved 20 May 2015. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Stasińska, G.; Szczerba, R.; Schmidt, M.; Siódmiak, N. (2006). "Post-AGB stars as testbeds of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 450 (2): 701. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053553. Bibcode2006A&A...450..701S. 
  6. Milone, L. A. (1990). "The Position of RZ Normae". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 3505 (3505): 1–3. Bibcode1990IBVS.3505....1M.