R Microscopii

R Microscopii

The visual band light curve of R Microscopii, from AAVSO data[1]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Microscopium
Right ascension	20^h 40^m 02.98684^s .[2]
Declination	−28° 47′ 31.1983″ [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.3-13.8
Characteristics
Spectral type	M4e[3]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)	1.2239±0.1089 mas[4]
Distance	2,700 ± 200 ly (820 ± 70 pc)
Other designations
R Microscopii, HD 196717, HIP 101985, CD–29° 17235
Database references
SIMBAD	data

R Microscopii is a star in the constellation Microscopium. It is a red giant star of spectral type M4e that is also a Mira variable, with an apparent magnitude ranging between 8.3 and 13.8 over 138 days.^[3] Located around 1000 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity 444 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3141 K.^[5] The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa in 2003 reported that observations of R Microscopii were urgently needed as data on its light curve was incomplete.^[6]

References

1. "Download Data". aavso.org. AAVSO. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. SIMBAD, R Microscopii (accessed 20 March 2015)
3. Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "R Microscopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
4. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
5. 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:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. S2CID 118665352.
6. Cooper, Tim (2003). "Presidential address: Amateur Observations - Successes and Opportunities". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. 62: 234–40. Bibcode:2003MNSSA..62..234C.