PV Telescopii variable

PV Telescopii variable is a type of variable star that is established in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars with the acronym PVTEL. This class of variables are defined as "helium supergiant Bp stars with weak hydrogen lines and enhanced lines of He and C".[1] That is, the hydrogen spectral lines of these stars are weaker than normal for a star of stellar class B, while the lines of helium and carbon are stronger. The prototype for this category is HD 168476, also known as PV Telescopii, which undergoes small but complex luminosity variations and radial velocity fluctuations.[2] The PV Tel stars are extremely hydrogen-deficient compared to other B-class stars and vary in luminosity on time scales ranging from a few hours to several years.[3] As of 2008, there are twelve confirmed PV Tel variables in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars.[1]

PV Telescopii variables are subdivided into three distinct types on the basis of spectral type: type I represents late B and A stars, type II represents O and early B, and type III represents F and G stars. The type III stars are always carbon-rich and hydrogen-deficient, while the type I and II stars do not necessarily have an excess of carbon. The hotter types pulsate more quickly than the cooler types.[4]

## List

The following list contains selected PV Telescopii variable that are of interest to amateur or professional astronomy. Unless otherwise noted, the given magnitudes are in the V-band.[citation needed]

Star
| Maximum
magnitude
| Minimum
magnitude
| Type  | Spectral
type

|
|
|
|

Upsilon Sagittarii | 4.43  | 4.65  | I[n 1] | F2p
HD 182040  | 6.95  | 7.17  | III  | C...
HM Librae  | 7.42  | 7.63  | III  | C
KS Persei | 7.60  | 7.85  | I  | A5Iap
PV Telescopii | 9.24  | 9.40  | I  | B5p
BD +1 4381  | 9.47  | 9.60  | I  | F
CD -35 11760  | 9.62  | 9.83  | I  | B4Ibe
HD 160641  | 9.78  | 10.08  | II  | sdOC9.5II-III_He40
DN Leonis  | 9.91  | 10.00  | II  | Bp
HD 124448 | 9.94  | 10.03  | II  | B3p
NO Serpentis  | 10.27  | 10.39  | I  | B
V1920 Cygni  | 10.30  | 10.41  | I  | B2/3
CPD -58 2721  | 10.40  | 10.60  | I  | B+...
BD -9 4395  | 10.44  | 10.63  | II  | B
LS IV -1 2  | 10.95  | 11.05  | I  | OB+

## Notes

1. ↑ also a spectroscopic binary, possibly eclipsing

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeffery, C. Simon (March 2008). "Variable Star Designations for Extreme Helium Stars". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 5817 (1). Bibcode: 2008IBVS.5817....1J.
2. ↑ Walker, H. J.; Hill, P. W. (August 1985). "Radial velocities for the hydrogen-deficient star HD 168476, several helium-strong and helium-weak stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 61: 303–311. Bibcode: 1985A&AS...61..303W.
3. ↑ Jeffery, C. S.; Heber, U. (July 1992). "The extreme helium star BD-9 deg 4395". Astronomy and Astrophysics 260 (1-2): 133–150. Bibcode: 1992A&A...260..133J.
4. ↑ Otero, S. A.; Watson, C.; Wils, P.. "Variable Star Type Designations in the VSX". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=about.vartypes. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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Variable stars

Pulsating|

| Cepheids and
cepheid-like|

* Classical
* Type II (BL Herculis, W Virginis, RV Tauri)
* RR Lyrae
* Delta Scuti
* Rapidly oscillating Ap
* SX Phoenicis

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Blue-white with
early spectra|

* Alpha Cygni
* Beta Cephei
* Slowly pulsating B-type
* PV Telescopii
* Blue large-amplitude pulsator

Long-period|

* Mira
* Semiregular
* Slow irregular

Other|

* Gamma Doradus
* Solar-like oscillations
* White dwarf

Eruptive|

| Protostar and PMS|

* Herbig Ae/Be
* Orion
* FU Orionis
* T Tauri

|

Giants and
supergiants|

* Luminous blue variable
* R Coronae Borealis (DY Persei)
* Yellow hypergiant

Eruptive binary|

* Double periodic
* FS Canis Majoris
* RS Canum Venaticorum

Other|

* Flare
* Gamma Cassiopeiae
* Lambda Eridani
* Wolf–Rayet

Cataclysmic|

* AM Canum Venaticorum
* Dwarf nova
* Luminous red nova
* Nova
* Polar
* Intermediate polar
* Supernova
* Hypernova
* SW Sextantis
* Symbiotic
* Symbiotic nova
* Z Andromedae

Rotating|

| Non-spherical|

* Rotating ellipsoidal

|

Stellar spots|

* BY Draconis
* FK Comae Berenices

Magnetic fields|

* Alpha² Canum Venaticorum
* Pulsar
* SX Arietis

Eclipsing|

* Algol
* Beta Lyrae
* Planetary transit
* W Ursae Majoris

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