RW Cephei
| RW Cephei | |
|---|---|
| Observational Data | |
| Designation | Rw Cep HD 21246 HIP 110504 |
| Right ascension | 22h 23m 07.0152s[1][2] |
| Declination | +55° 57′ 47.6161″[1][3] |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Type of object | Supergiant star |
| Magnitude | Apparent Mag: +6.44[4] Absolute Mag: -3.18 / -4.02[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance from Earth | 4026.71 ly[4] |
| Radial velocity | -56.00 ± 5.7 km/s[1][5] |
| Proper motion | RA: -3.616 mas/yr[1][3] Dec: -2.349mas/yr[1][3] |
| Parallax | 0.2357 ± 0.0944 mas[1][3] |
RW Cephei (Rw Cep, HD 21246, HIP 110504) is a supergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.[4] It is not part of the constellation itself, but does lie within the borders of Cepheus. The star is one of the largest stars known with a radius nearly 1,600 greater than the Sun's.[6] The star is sufficiently bright that it does not require binoculars or a telescope to observe it.
RW Cephei is situated roughly 4026.71 light years from Earth.[4] The star is truly huge, thought to have a radius of 1,535 solar radii and a mass of 13.7 solar masses.[6] The temperature of the star is thought to be low at 590 kelvin.[4] The prefix "RV" in the name identifies RW Cephei as a variable star, meaning its brightness changes over time. It is classified as a pulsating, slow regular variable. The Star slowly expands and contracts over time in a reggular and predictable manner. As it does so, the brightness varies between +6.456 and +6.620 over a period of 0.170 days or four hours.[4][7]
The star is not known to have any exoplanets.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 RW Cephei. Simbad Astronomical Database. simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved on June 22, 2020.
- ↑ Gaia Collaboration (2018). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia DR2". VizieR Online Data Catalog I/345: I/345. Bibcode: 2018yCat.1345....0G. arXiv:0708.1752
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgaia - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 RW Cephei (Supergiant Star) Star Facts. universeguide.com. Retrieved on June 22, 2020.
- ↑ Kharchenko, N. V.; Scholz, R. -D.; Piskunov, A. E. et al. (2007). "Astrophysical supplements to the ASCC-2.5: Ia. Radial velocities of 55000 stars and mean radial velocities of 516 Galactic open clusters and associations". Astronomische Nachrichten 328 (9): 889. doi:10.1002/asna.200710776. Bibcode: 2007AN....328..889K. arXiv:0705.0878
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nola Taylor Redd (July 26, 2018). What Is the Biggest Star?. space.com. Retrieved on June 22, 2020.
- ↑ Irregular and Semi-Regular Variable Stars. universeguide.com. Retrieved on June 22, 2020.