T Cephei
 Region of NGC 7023, with T Cephei marked on the full-size image Credit: NASA, ESA and Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Right ascension | 21h 09m 31.78348s[1] |
| Declination | +68° 29′ 27.2311″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.2 - 11.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | AGB[3] |
| Spectral type | M6-9e[4] |
| U−B color index | +0.33[5] |
| B−V color index | +1.49[5] |
| Variable type | Mira[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −8.03[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −44.210[1] mas/yr Dec.: −44.921[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.4400 ± 0.3476 mas[1] |
| Distance | 600 ± 40 ly (180 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.55[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 329+70 −50[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 5,700[9] L☉ |
| Temperature | 2,400[9] - 3,347[10] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
T Cephei is a Mira variable star in the constellation Cepheus. Located approximately 600 light-years (180 parsecs) distant, it varies between magnitudes 5.2 and 11.3 over a period of around 388 days.[9][2]
T Cephei is a red giant of spectral type M6-9e with an effective temperature 2,400 K, a radius of 329 R☉, a mass of 0.55 M☉, and a luminosity of 5,700 L☉. If it were in the place of the Sun, its photosphere would at least engulf the orbit of Mars. This star is believed to be in a late stage of its life, blowing off its own atmosphere to form a white dwarf in a distant future.
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- ^ a b VSX (4 January 2010). "T Cep". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b Danilovich, T.; Ramstedt, S.; Gobrecht, D.; Decin, L.; De Beck, E.; Olofsson, H. (2018). "Sulphur-bearing molecules in AGB stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 617: A132. arXiv:1807.05144. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833317. S2CID 119225670.
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- ^ Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 430: 165. arXiv:astro-ph/0409579. Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272. S2CID 17804304.
- ^ Tuchman, Y. (1991). "The mode of pulsation in Mira variables determined by the observed acceleration data". The Astrophysical Journal. 383: 779. Bibcode:1991ApJ...383..779T. doi:10.1086/170836.
- ^ Weigelt, Gerd; Beckmann, Udo; Berger, Jean-Philippe; Bloecker, Thomas; Brewer, Michael K.; Hofmann, Karl-Heinz; Lacasse, Marc G.; Malanushenko, Victor; Millan-Gabet, Rafael; et al. (2003). "JHK-band spectro-interferometry of T Cep with the IOTA interferometer". In Traub, Wesley A (ed.). Interferometry for Optical Astronomy II. Proc. SPIE. Vol. 4838. Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). pp. 181–184. Bibcode:2003SPIE.4838..181W. doi:10.1117/12.458659. ISBN 9780819446176. S2CID 123045204.
- ^ a b c Danilovich, T.; Teyssier, D.; Justtanont, K.; Olofsson, H.; Cerrigone, L.; Bujarrabal, V.; Alcolea, J.; Cernicharo, J.; Castro-Carrizo, A.; García-Lario, P.; Marston, A. (2015). "New observations and models of circumstellar CO line emission of AGB stars in the Herschel SUCCESS programme". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 581: A60. arXiv:1506.09065. Bibcode:2015A&A...581A..60D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526705. S2CID 55109956.
- ^ Guha Niyogi, Suklima; Speck, Angela K.; Onaka, Takashi (2011). "A Temporal Study of the Oxygen-rich Pulsating Variable Asymptotic Giant Branch Star, T Cep: Investigation on Dust Formation and Dust Properties". The Astrophysical Journal. 733 (2): 93. arXiv:1103.5040. Bibcode:2011ApJ...733...93G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/733/2/93. S2CID 118332811.
- ^ "Download Data". aavso.org. AAVSO. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
