TT Corvi

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Short description: Variable star in the constellation Corvus
TT Corvi
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension  12h 23m 18.867s[1]
Declination −11° 48′ 43.63″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.47 to 6.57[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3III[2]
Variable type semiregular[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.17±0.15[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −51.390[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −10.877[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.2721 ± 0.0484[1] mas
Distance1,000 ± 10 ly
(306 ± 5 pc)
Database references
SIMBADdata
A visual band light curve for TT Corvi, plotted from ASAS data[3]

TT Corvi (TT Crv) is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Corvus. It is a red giant of spectral type M3III and average apparent magnitude 6.48 around 923 light years distant.[4] It shines with a luminosity approximately 993 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3,630 K.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Samus', N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (2017). "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1". Astronomy Reports 61 (1): 80. doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085. Bibcode2017ARep...61...80S. 
  3. "ASAS All Star Catalogue". The All Sky Automated Survey. http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/asas/?page=aasc. 
  4. Tabur, V.; Bedding, T. R. (2009). "Long-term photometry and periods for 261 nearby pulsating M giants". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 400 (4): 1945–61. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15588.x. Bibcode2009MNRAS.400.1945T. 
  5. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. Bibcode2012MNRAS.427..343M. 




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