Epsilon Muscae
Variable star in the constellation Musca / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epsilon Muscae, Latinized as ε Muscae, is a red giant star of spectral type M5III in the constellation Musca.[5] Originally a main-sequence star of around 1.5 to 2 solar masses, it is now on the asymptotic giant branch[4] and has now expanded to 130 times the Sun's diameter and 1800 to 2300 its luminosity.[7] It is a semiregular variable, varying between visual magnitudes 4.0 and 4.3[3] in eight distinct periods ranging from a month to over half a year in length.[5] It is located around 300 light-years distant,[2] the same distance as the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association, although it is moving much faster at around 100 km/s and does not share a common origin.[7]
Quick Facts Constellation, Right ascension ...
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Musca |
Right ascension | 12h 17m 34.27716s[2] |
Declination | −67° 57′ 38.6486″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.0 - 4.3[3] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | asymptotic giant branch[4] |
Spectral type | M5 III[5] |
Variable type | SRb[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 7.1±0.7 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −231.04±0.13[2] mas/yr Dec.: −26.39±0.13[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 10.82 ± 0.17 mas[2] |
Distance | 301 ± 5 ly (92 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.77[6] |
Details | |
Mass | <1.5-2[7] M☉ |
Radius | ~130[7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1800-2300[7] L☉ |
Temperature | 3400[7] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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