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V Hydrae
Location of V Hydrae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 51m 37.25661s[1]
Declination −21° 15′ 00.3245″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.0 - 12.3[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type C6,3e-C7,5e(N6e)[3]
Variable type SRa[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14.80[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −11.02 ± 1.14[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 2.29 ± 1.16[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.44 ± 1.41 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 2,000 ly
(approx. 700 pc)
Orbit[5]
Period (P)8.5 yr
Eccentricity (e)≥0.6
Details
A
Mass1.0[6] M
Radius430[5] R
Luminosity7,850[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.5[6] cgs
Temperature2,650[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)11 - 14[6] km/s
B
Mass<1[5] M
Other designations
V Hya, BD−20°3283, HIP 53085, 2MASS J10513724-2115002, IRAS 10491-2059, WDS J10516-2115
Database references
SIMBADdata

V Hydrae (V Hya) is a variable star in the constellation Hydra. It is considered by astronomers to be a carbon star. With a B-V colour index of +5.5 it is one of the reddest stars visible.[7] It has a period of approximately 18 years and a sub-period of approximately 530 days.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. ^ Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "V Hydrae". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. ^ a b 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. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  4. ^ . Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ a b c . arXiv:1605.06728. Bibcode:2016ApJ...827...92S. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e . arXiv:1207.3767. Bibcode:2012A&A...545A..56Z. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Redder than Red: V Hydrae". Astro Guyz.