R Hydrae

R Hydrae


Location of R Hydrae (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 13h 29m4 2.80s
Declination -23° 16' 53.0"
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.5 to 10.9 (variable)[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6e/M9e:
B−V color index 1.3
Variable type Mira[1] (period 388.87 days)
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.4[2] km/s
Parallax (π)8.05 ± 0.69 mas
Distance410 ± 30 ly
(120 ± 10 pc)
Details
Mass2[3] M
Radius460 (variable)[3] R
Luminosity10,000 (variable)[3] L
Temperature2,830[3] K
The bow shock around R Hya [4]

R Hydrae, also known as R Hya,[1] is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Hydra.[1][2]

The magnitude of R Hydrae varies over a period of 389 days, between 3.5 and 10.9. The period of R Hydrae changes slowly.

At maximum brightness the star can be seen with the naked eye, while at minimum a telescope of at least 5 cm is needed.

R Hydrae is approximately 400 light years from Earth. Its spectral class is M7IIIe.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 AAVSO
  2. 1 2 3 SIMBAD
  3. 1 2 3 4 Zijlstra, A. A.; Bedding, T. R.; Mattei, J. A. (2002). "The evolution of the Mira variable R Hydrae". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 334 (3): 498. arXiv:astro-ph/0203328Freely accessible. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.334..498Z. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05467.x.
  4. Spitzer Science Center Press Release: Red Giant Plunging Through Space

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