User:21.Andromedae/S Serpentis
S Serpentis is a red giant star and a Mira variable located in the constellation Serpens.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Serpens |
Right ascension | 15h 21m 39.53s |
Declination | +14h 18m 53.09s |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.5 – 14 |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | Red giant |
Spectral type | M5e–M6e |
Variable type | Mira variable |
Astrometry | |
Details | |
Radius | 583±172 – 601±159 R☉ |
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The distance to S Serpentis has been measured using radio astrometry by the VERA project. The parallax of 1.25 arcseconds give a distance of exactly 800 parsecs, or 2,610 light-years, with an uncertainty of 3%.[1]
The apparent magnitude of S Serpentis vary between 7.5 and 14 across a period of 370.4 days, a range of 400 times in brightness. It was first discovered to be variable in 1828 by Karl Harding.[2]
Characteristics
[edit]S Serpentis has a radius of 583 or 601 R☉. [3] The angular diameter of the star is measured at 5.53±0.42 mas.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ VERA Collaboration; Hirota, Tomoya; Nagayama, Takumi; Honma, Mareki; Adachi, Yuuki; Burns, Ross A.; Chibueze, James O.; Choi, Yoon Kyung; Hachisuka, Kazuya; Hada, Kazuhiro; Hagiwara, Yoshiaki; Hamada, Shota; Handa, Toshihiro; Hashimoto, Mao; Hirano, Ken (2020-08-01). "The First VERA Astrometry Catalog". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 72: 50. doi:10.1093/pasj/psaa018. ISSN 0004-6264.
- ^ "VSX : Detail for S Ser". www.aavso.org. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ a b van Belle, G. T.; Thompson, R. R.; Creech-Eakman, M. J. (2002-09). "Angular Size Measurements Of Mira Variable Stars At 2.2 Microns. II". The Astronomical Journal. 124 (3): 1706–1715. doi:10.1086/342282.
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