T Crucis

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T Crucis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Crux
Right ascension 12h 21m 21.12980s[1]
Declination −62° 16′ 53.8774″[1]
Spectral typeF6-G2Ib[2]
Other designations
CD−61° 3428, HD 107447, HIP 60259, SAO 251861[1]
Light curve of T Crucis recorded by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

T Crucis is a star in the constellation Crux. A Cepheid variable, its apparent magnitude ranges from 6.32 to 6.83 over 6.73331 days.[2] It is a yellow-white supergiant that pulsates between spectral types F6Ib and G2Ib.[2] The radius is 49.7 times that of the Sun.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "V* T Cru". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "T Crucis". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ^ Moskalik, P.; Gorynya, N. A. (2005). "Mean Angular Diameters and Angular Diameter Amplitudes of Bright Cepheids". Acta Astronomica. 55: 247. arXiv:astro-ph/0507076. Bibcode:2005AcA....55..247M.


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