R_Crucis

R Crucis

R Crucis

Variable star in the constellation Crux

R Crucis is a variable star in the southern constellation of Crux. It has a yellow-white hue and is often too faint to see with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 6.89.[3] This object is located at a distance of approximately 1,600 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[7] but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −13.5 km/s.[3]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

This is a Classical Cepheid, or Delta Cephei variable, that ranges in brightness from visual magnitude 6.40 down to 7.23 with a period of 5.82575 days.[6] It is a supergiant star with a stellar classification that varies over each pulsation cycle, giving it a class range of F6-G2Ib-II.[4] The star has a mean radius 44.6 times the radius of the Sun (44.6 R☉), but the radius varies by 5 R☉ during each pulsation.[11] It has a near solar metallicity and the atmospheric abundances indicate it is likely past first dredge-up.[9]

A candidate companion star has been detected at an angular separation of 7.6″, which corresponds to a projected separation of 6,330 AU. The Hubble WFC3 shows a closer companion at a separation of 1.9″.[12] The system is a source for X-ray emission but the contributing component is unclear.[13]

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    Usenko, I. A.; et al. (July 2014). "Spectroscopic studies of southern-hemisphere Cepheids: Three Cepheids in Crux (BG Cru, R Cru, and T Cru)". Astronomy Letters. 40 (7): 435–448. Bibcode:2014AstL...40..435U. doi:10.1134/S106377371407007X. S2CID 122521758.
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