V762 Cassiopeiae

V762 Cassiopeiae
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The location of V762 Cassiopeiae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 01h 16m 11.902s[1]
Declination +71° 44′ 37.83″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.82 – 5.95[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red supergiant[3]
Spectral type K5 I[3][2]
Variable type Slow irregular variable[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−21.37±0.91[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -1.658 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: 1.791 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)1.3148 ± 0.0693 mas[1]
Distance2,500 ± 100 ly
(760 ± 40 pc)
Details
Mass16.9±2.2[4] M☉
Radius265.7–272.3[5] R☉
Luminosity14,970[5] L☉
Temperature3869±145[3][5] K
Age10.0±1.6[4] Myr
Other designations
V762 Cas, BD+70 90, HD 7389, HIP 5926, HR 365, SAO 4358, TYC 4305-2038-1[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

V762 Cassiopeiae is a red supergiant and a variable star located about 2,500 light-years away in the Cassiopeia constellation. Its apparent magnitude vary between 5.82 and 5.95, which makes it faintly visible to the naked eye under dark skies. It is a relatively cool star with an average surface temperature of 3,869 K.

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