119 Tauri
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 05h 32m 12.75251s[1] |
| Declination | +18° 35′ 39.2436″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.23 - 4.54[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M2Iab-Ib[2] |
| U−B color index | +2.23[3] |
| B−V color index | +2.08[3] |
| Variable type | SRc[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +23.75[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 1.86[1] mas/yr Dec.: −4.48[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.82 ± 0.26[1] mas |
| Distance | approx. 1,800 ly (approx. 550 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −5.20[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 8.0[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 601 ± 83[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 43,000[6] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | -0.21[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 3,400[6] K |
| Metallicity | 0.0[6] |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
119 Tauri (CE Tau) is a star in the constellation Taurus. It has a diameter about over 600 times that of the Sun. CE Tau is close enough that its distance can be determined accurately by parallax and so the actual diameter can be determined directly from the angular diameter.
119 Tauri has a spectral class of M2 and a luminosity class of Iab-Ib, intermediate between an intermediate-luminosity supergiant and a less luminous supergiant. It is approximately 1,800 light years from Earth. The star is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.23 to +4.54 with a period of 165 days.[2] With a colour index of +2.07, it is one of the reddest naked eye stars in the night sky.[3]
CE Tauri lies 4.6 degrees off the ecliptic. This makes it a candidate for occultations by the Moon and (extremely rarely) by one of the bright planets. The star's angular diameter has been measured by lunar occultation, giving limb-darkened angular diameters of 9.1±0.8 and 10.9±1.0 mas. An occultation has also been observed in H-alpha, giving a diameter of 17±1 mas, which indicates that there is circumstellar hydrogen producing emission across at least that size. The diameter has also been measured directly by VLBI, leading to limb-darkened diameters of 9.3±0.5 9.83±0.07, 9.97±0.08, and 10.68±0.21. Although CE Tauri is classified as a pulsating variable, observations using the same equipment and wavelengths have not not detected changes in the angular diameter over time.[6]
Angular diameter measurements can be combined with absolute observed fluxes to derive and accurate effective temperature, in this case 3,400 K. Combined with a distance, the linear size of the star can be calculated. CE Tauri is found to have a radius of 601 R☉. Then the bolometric luminosity is the star is found to be 43,000 L☉. Comparison with stellar evolutionary tracks shows CE Tauri to be an 8 M☉ asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star, although the presence of Technetium is considered doubtful so it may be an early-AGB star or even near the top of the red giant branch.[6]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. arXiv:0708.1752
. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. - 1 2 3 4 Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007–2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1: 02025. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- 1 2 3 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- ↑ Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 430 (1): 165–186. arXiv:astro-ph/0409579. Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.
- ↑ Wasatonic, R. & Guinan, E. F. (1998). "Variations of Luminosity, Radius, and Temperature of the Pulsating Red Supergiant CE Tauri". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 4629: 1. Bibcode:1998IBVS.4629....1W.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cruzalebes, P.; Jorissen, A.; Rabbia, Y.; Sacuto, S.; Chiavassa, A.; Pasquato, E.; Plez, B.; Eriksson, K.; Spang, A.; Chesneau, O. (2013). "Fundamental parameters of 16 late-type stars derived from their angular diameter measured with VLTI/AMBER". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 434 (1): 437–450. arXiv:1306.3288. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.434..437C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1037.