CQ Camelopardalis
CQ Camelopardalis is a variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis. A red giant of spectral type M0II, it varies irregularly from magnitude 5.15 to 5.27.[2] Located around 650 parsecs distant, it shines with a luminosity over 20,000 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3,790 K.[4]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 03h 24m 40.555745s[1] |
| Declination | +64° 35′ 09.5771″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.15-5.27[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M0II[2] |
| U−B color index | 2.06 |
| B−V color index | 2.08 |
| R−I color index | 1.23 |
| Variable type | Lc[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -22.20 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -3.576 mas/yr Dec.: 5.024 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.53 ± 0.23 mas[3] |
| Distance | approx. 2,100 ly (approx. 650 pc) |
| Details | |
| Radius | 355[4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 21,878 - 23,550[4] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,790±111[4] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
References
- Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600.
- Otero, Sebastian Alberto (15 August 2011). "CQ Camelopardalis". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 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.
- Messineo, M.; Brown, A. G. A. (2019). "A Catalog of Known Galactic K-M Stars of Class I Candidate Red Supergiants in Gaia DR2". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (1): 20. arXiv:1905.03744. Bibcode:2019AJ....158...20M. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab1cbd. S2CID 148571616.
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