| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 38.41655s [2] |
| Declination | −18° 55′ 58.3145″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.44 [3] (4.26–4.46) [4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M1 III [5] |
| B−V color index | 1.640±0.044 [3] |
| Variable type | LB: [4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −22.9±1.0 [6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −26.15
[2]
mas/
yr Dec.: −73.58 [2] mas/ yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.29 ± 0.28 mas [2] |
| Distance | 450 ± 20
ly (137 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | –1.24 [3] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 54 [7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1019.14 [8] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,800 [8] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
7 Ceti is a single, [10] variable star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. It has the variable star designation AE Ceti. [1] The star is visible to the naked eye with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 4.44. [3] Based upon an annual parallax shift of only 7.3 mas, [2] it is located roughly 450 light years away. It is moving closer to the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of −23 km/s. [6] Eggen (1965) listed it as a probable member of the Wolf 630 group of co-moving stars. [11]
This is an aging red giant star with a stellar classification of M1 III, [5] currently on the asymptotic giant branch. [12] Samus et al. (2017) has it classed as a slow irregular variable of type LB:, and ranges in magnitude from 4.26 down to 4.46. [4] Tabur et al. (2009) list it as a semiregular variable with four known periods ranging in frequency from 19.2 to 41.7 days. [1] The stellar atmosphere of 7 Ceti has expanded to an estimated 54 [7] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating around 1,019 [8] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,800 K. [8]
| Period (Days) |
Amplitude (Mag.) |
|---|---|
| 19.2 | 0.018 |
| 19.6 | 0.020 |
| 27.1 | 0.018 |
| 41.7 | 0.017 |
References
- ^ a b c d Tabur, V.; et al. (December 2009), "Long-term photometry and periods for 261 nearby pulsating M giants", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 400 (4): 1945–1961, arXiv: 0908.3228, Bibcode: 2009MNRAS.400.1945T, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15588.x, S2CID 15358380.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b c d Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv: 1108.4971, Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A, doi: 10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b c Samus, N. N.; et al. (2017), "General Catalogue of Variable Stars", Astronomy Reports, 5.1, 61 (1): 80–88, Bibcode: 2017ARep...61...80S, doi: 10.1134/S1063772917010085, S2CID 125853869.
- ^ a b Houk, Nancy; Smith-Moore, M. (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 4, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode: 1988mcts.book.....H.
- ^ a b de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv: 1208.3048, Bibcode: 2012A&A...546A..61D, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ a b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367 (2) (Third ed.): 521–524, arXiv: astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode: 2001A&A...367..521P, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
- ^ a b c d McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–357, arXiv: 1208.2037, Bibcode: 2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, S2CID 118665352.
- ^ "7 Cet". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv: 0806.2878, Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
- ^ Eggen, O. J. (October 1965), "The Wolf 630 group", The Observatory, 85: 191–195, Bibcode: 1965Obs....85..191E,
- ^ Eggen, O. J. (1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", The Astronomical Journal, 104: 275, Bibcode: 1992AJ....104..275E, doi: 10.1086/116239.
