TU Corvi

TU Corvi
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 12h 35m 58.79334s[1]
Declination −20° 31 38.9233[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.53[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Delta Scuti variable
Spectral type F0
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-2.00 ± 4.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 32.82 ± 0.60 mas/yr
Dec.: -51.24 ± 0.45 mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.97 ± 0.61[3] mas
Distance218 ± 9 ly
(67 ± 3 pc)
Details
Luminosity11.7[4] L
Temperature6954[4] K
Other designations

TU Corvi is a star in the constellation Corvus. It is a Delta Scuti variable, varying by 0.025 of a magnitude around apparent magnitude 6.53 over 59 minutes.[2] Located around 218 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 11.7 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 6954 K.[4]


References

  1. 1 2 "TU Crv -- Variable Star of delta Sct type". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "TU Corvi". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  4. 1 2 3 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): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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