R Leonis

R Leonis
Location of R Leonis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 09h 47m 33.4840s[1]
Declination +11° 25′ 43.823″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.4 - 11.3[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6e-M8IIIe-M9.5e[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) −0.7[3]
B−V color index 1.26
Variable type Mira variable
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 6.132[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −53.097[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.0566 ± 0.8378 mas[1]
Distance372 ly
(114[4] pc)
Details
Mass0.7[5] M☉
Radius320 – 350[6] R☉
Luminosity3,537[4] L☉
Temperature2,930 – 3,080[6] K
Other designations
R Leo, HIP 48036, HD 84748, HR 3882, BD+12°2096, SAO 98769
Database references
SIMBADdata

R Leonis is a red giant Mira-type variable star located approximately 370 light years away in the constellation Leo.

The light curve of R Leonis from AAVSO V band data[7]

The apparent magnitude of R Leonis varies between 4.31 and 11.65 with a period of 312 days. At maximum it can be seen with the naked eye, while at minimum a telescope of at least 7 cm is needed. The star's effective temperature is estimated to be 2,930 – 3,080 kelvins and radius spans 320 solar radii (220,000,000 kilometres; 1.5 astronomical units),[6] roughly Mars's orbital zone.

  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  2. ^ a b "GCVS Query=R Leo". General Catalogue of Variable Stars @ Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  3. ^ "V* R Leo". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  4. ^ a b McDonald, I.; De Beck, E.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Lagadec, E. (2018). "Pulsation-triggered dust production by asymptotic giant branch stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 481 (4): 4984. arXiv:1809.07965. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.481.4984M. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2607. S2CID 118969263.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wiesemeyer et al. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Fedele; et al. (2005). "The K -Band Intensity Profile of R Leonis Probed by VLTI/VINCI". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 431 (3): 1019–1026. arXiv:astro-ph/0411133. Bibcode:2005A&A...431.1019F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042013. S2CID 15500217.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference aavso was invoked but never defined (see the help page).