S Arae

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S Arae

A light curve for S Arae, adapted from Chadid et al. (2010)[1]
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 59m 10.7311s[2]
Declination −49° 26′ 00.453″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.92 to 11.24[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3 II[4]
B−V color index 0.9[2]
Variable type RRab[3]
Distance
2,900 ± 100 ly
(890 ± 30 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.78 – +0.93[6]
Details
dex
HIP 88064[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

S Arae (S Ara) is an

apparent visual magnitude which varies between 9.92 and 11.24 during its 10.85-hour pulsation period,[1][3] and it exhibits the Blazhko effect.[6]

References


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