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HD 118508

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HD 118508
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Boötes[1]
Right ascension 13h 36m 59.08233s[2]
Declination +24° 36′ 47.8687″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.8[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[4]
Spectral type M2III[5]
U−B color index +1.85[6]
B−V color index +1.58[6]
Variable type suspected[7]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−35.69±0.18[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −26.654[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.803[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.9122±0.0860 mas[2]
Distance552 ± 8 ly
(169 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.431[8]
Details
Mass1.1[9] M
Radius49[10] R
Luminosity324[11] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.04[9] cgs
Temperature3,594[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.44[9] dex
Other designations
BD+25 2652, FK5 3085, HD 118508, HIP 66417, HR 5123, SAO 82905, NSV 6342
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 118508 is a suspected variable star in the northern constellation of Boötes. Its apparent magnitude may vary with an amplitude of 0.04, discovered during a search for small-amplitude red variables.[7] It is a red giant about 552 light years away.

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b Famaey, B.; et al. (2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430: 165–186, arXiv:astro-ph/0409579, Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272, S2CID 17804304
  4. ^ Eggen, Olin J. (1992), "Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars Near the Sun", The Astronomical Journal, 104: 275, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239
  5. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976
  6. ^ a b Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M
  7. ^ a b Percy, John R.; Au, Winnie (November 1994), "APT Observations of Small-Amplitude Red Variables", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, 4114 (4114): 1, Bibcode:1994IBVS.4114....1P
  8. ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2017), "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Tycho-2 red giant branch and carbon stars (Gontcharov, 2011)", VizieR On-line Data Catalog, Bibcode:2017yCat..90370769G
  9. ^ a b c d Anders, F.; Khalatyan, A.; Chiappini, C.; Queiroz, A. B.; Santiago, B. X.; Jordi, C.; Girardi, L.; Brown, A. G. A.; Matijevič, G.; Monari, G.; Cantat-Gaudin, T.; Weiler, M.; Khan, S.; Miglio, A.; Carrillo, I.; Romero-Gómez, M.; Minchev, I.; De Jong, R. S.; Antoja, T.; Ramos, P.; Steinmetz, M.; Enke, H. (2019), "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia DR2 stars brighter than G = 18", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 628: A94, arXiv:1904.11302, Bibcode:2019A&A...628A..94A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935765, S2CID 131780028
  10. ^ Stassun K.G.; et al. (October 2019), "The revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List", The Astronomical Journal, 158 (4): 138, arXiv:1905.10694, Bibcode:2019AJ....158..138S, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467, S2CID 166227927
  11. ^ McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, S2CID 118665352
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