Astronomy:R Pictoris

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Short description: Variable star in the constellation Pictor
R Pictoris
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A visual band light curve for R Pictoris, plotted from TESS data[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension  04h 46m 09.54675s[2]
Declination −49° 14′ 45.0647 ″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.35[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M1IIe-M4IIe[3]
Variable type Semiregular
Other designations
Database references
SIMBADdata

R Pictoris is a semiregular variable type star in the constellation Pictor. It ranges between apparent magnitude 5.1 and 14.4, and spectral types M1IIe to M4IIe, over a period of 168 days.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ASAS All Star Catalogue". The All Sky Automated Survey. http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/asas/?page=aasc. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 SIMBAD, R Pictoris (accessed 23 May 2014)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (7 June 2011). "R Pictoris". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=26334. Retrieved 23 May 2014. 




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