R Lyrae

Not to be confused with RR Lyrae.
R Lyrae

R Lyrae (labelled as 13)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 18h 55m 20.101223s[1]
Declination +43° 56′ 45.9215″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.00[2] (3.9 - 5.0[3])
Characteristics
Spectral type M5 III[4]
Apparent magnitude (J) −0.90[2]
U−B color index +1.41[2]
B−V color index +1.59[2]
Variable type SRb[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−27.15[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 21.05[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 82.06[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.94 ± 0.12 mas[1]
Distance298 ± 3 ly
(91 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.1[4]
Details
Mass1.8±0.2[6] M☉
Radius195[6][a] R☉
Luminosity4,130[6][b] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.47[7] cgs
Temperature3,313[6] K
Other designations
R Lyrae, 13 Lyrae, HR 7157, BD+43°3117, HD 175865, SAO 47919, HIP 92862, GC 25996, GSC 03131-02155
Database references
SIMBADdata

R Lyrae, also known as its Flamsteed designation 13 Lyrae, is a 4th magnitude semiregular variable star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 350 light years away from Earth. It is a red giant star of the spectral type M5III, currently at the last stages of evolution. It is much larger and brighter, yet cooler, than the Sun. In the near-infrared J band, it is brighter than the nearby Vega.

R Lyrae is unusual in that it is a red star with a high proper motion, greater than 50 milliarcseconds a year.[8] It is one of the brightest stars at the K band, having an apparent magnitude of −2.08, only 14 stars are brighter.[9]

Visual band light curves for R Lyrae, adapted from Percy et al. (2001)[10]

The variability is not consistent and regular, but periods of 46, 64, 378, and 1,000 days have been reported, with the 46-day period being the strongest.[4][11]

It is calculated that R Lyrae was a 2.0 M☉ star on the main sequence, similar to Sirius A today. It is now an oxygen-rich asymptotic giant branch star, with both hydrogen and helium shells fusing. Due to stellar mass loss, R Lyrae now has a mass of 1.8 M☉.[6]

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  4. ^ a b c Yeşilyaprak, C.; Aslan, Z. (2004). "Period-luminosity relation for M-type semiregular variables from Hipparcos parallaxes". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 355 (2): 601. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.355..601Y. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08344.x.
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  6. ^ a b c d e Halabi, Ghina M.; Eid, Mounib El (2015). "Exploring masses and CNO surface abundances of red giant stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 451 (3): 2957. arXiv:1507.01517. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.451.2957H. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv1141. S2CID 118707332.
  7. ^ Prugniel, Ph.; Vauglin, I.; Koleva, M. (2011). "The atmospheric parameters and spectral interpolator for the MILES stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 531: A165. arXiv:1104.4952. Bibcode:2011A&A...531A.165P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116769. S2CID 54940439.
  8. ^ Jiménez-Esteban, F. M.; Caballero, J. A.; Dorda, R.; Miles-Páez, P. A.; Solano, E. (2012). "Identification of red high proper-motion objects in Tycho-2 and 2MASS catalogues using Virtual Observatory tools". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 539: 12. arXiv:1201.5315. Bibcode:2012A&A...539A..86J. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118375. S2CID 53404166.
  9. ^ Kmag < -2.08. SIMBAD.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Percy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Glass, I. S.; Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Semiregular variables in the solar neighbourhood". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 378 (4): 1543–1549. arXiv:0704.3150. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.378.1543G. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11903.x. S2CID 14332208.


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