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]

CQ Camelopardalis
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[3] mas
Distanceapprox. 2,100 ly
(approx. 650 pc)
Details
Radius355[4] R
Luminosity21,878 - 23,550[4] L
Temperature3,790±111[4] K
Other designations
HD 20797, BD+64° 391, HIC 15890, HIP 15890, FK5 1096, HR 1009, SAO 12743.
Database references
SIMBADdata

References

  1. 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.
  2. Otero, Sebastian Alberto (15 August 2011). "CQ Camelopardalis". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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