Astronomy:TX Camelopardalis

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Short description: Star in the constellation Camelopardalis
TX Camelopardalis
TXCamLightCurve.png
The visual band light curve for TX Camelopardalis, from AAVSO data[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension  05h 00m 50.39s
Declination +56° 10′ 52″
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.8 - 16.9[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M8/10III[3]
Variable type Mira[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.448[4] mas/yr
Dec.: −21.294[4] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.9991 ± 0.3335[4] mas
Distanceapprox. 1,100 ly
(approx. 330 pc)
Details
Radius460,[5] 305-727[3] R
Luminosity9,638[6]-11,360[5] L
Temperature2,300[7]-2,779[5] K
Other designations
TX Cam, Hetzler II 1, IRAS 04566+5606, IRC +60150, RAFGL 664
Database references
SIMBADdata

TX Camelopardalis (abbreviated TX Cam) is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is a classical long period variable star with pulsational period of 558.7 days.[2] Water masers have been observed around the star.[8]

References

  1. "Download Data". AAVSO. https://www.aavso.org/data-download. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Samus, N. N. 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. Bibcode2009yCat....102025S. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kemball, A. J.; Diamond, P. J. (1997). "Imaging the Magnetic Field in the Atmosphere of TX Camelopardalis". Astrophysical Journal Letters 481 (2): 111–114. doi:10.1086/310664. Bibcode1997ApJ...481L.111K. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 De Beck, E.; Decin, L.; De Koter, A.; Justtanont, K.; Verhoelst, T.; Kemper, F.; Menten, K. M. (2010). "Probing the mass-loss history of AGB and red supergiant stars from CO rotational line profiles. II. CO line survey of evolved stars: derivation of mass-loss rate formulae". Astronomy and Astrophysics 523: A18. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913771. A18. Bibcode2010A&A...523A..18D. 
  6. Olivier, Enrico A.; Whitelock, Patricia; Marang, Fred (2001). "Dust-enshrouded asymptotic giant branch stars in the solar neighbourhood". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 326 (2): 490. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04511.x. Bibcode2001MNRAS.326..490O. 
  7. Lorenz-Martins, S.; Pompeia, L. (2000). "Modelling of oxygen-rich envelopes using corundum and silicate grains". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 315 (4): 856. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03486.x. Bibcode2000MNRAS.315..856L. 
  8. Kemball; Diamond, Philip J.; Gonidakis, Ioannis; Mitra, Modhurita; Yim, Kijeong; Pan, Kuo-Chuan; Chiang, Hsin-Fang (2009). "Multi-epoch imaging polarimetry of the SiO masers in the extended atmosphere of the Mira variable TX Cam". The Astrophysical Journal 698 (2): 1721–1739. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/1721. Bibcode2009ApJ...698.1721K.