V378 Normae

V378 Normae

A light curve for V378 Normae, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 29m 45.2207s[2]
Declination −57° 45′ 22.767″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.21 - 6.23[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8Ib[4]
Variable type Cepheid[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)5.93±0.15[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.666[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.559[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.0264 ± 0.0349 mas[2]
Distance3,200 ± 100 ly
(970 ± 30 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.078[5]
Details
Mass3.43[6] M☉
Radius115[7] R☉
Luminosity4,214[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.72[6] cgs
Temperature4,335[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.25[6] dex
Other designations
V378 Normae, CD−57°6417, HD 148218, HIP 80788, HR 6120
Database references
SIMBADdata

V378 Normae (also known as HR 6120) is a very luminous supergiant type star in the constellation Norma.[8] It is a likely Cepheid variable with a range of 6.21 to 6.23 and a period of 3.5850 days.[3]

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  4. ^ "V378 Normae, HD148218, HIP80788". Universe Guide. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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  8. ^ "V378 Normae Star Distance, Colour, Size (Radius) and other Facts". universeguide.com. 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2023-11-03.