T Crucis

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T Crucis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Crux
Right ascension 12h 21m 21.12807s [1]
Declination −62° 16 53.8790 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.32 - 6.83 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage F6-G2Ib [3]
Variable type δ Cep [2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −10.915 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: −0.471 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.2106 ± 0.0142  mas [1]
Distance 2,690 ± 30  ly
(826 ± 10  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−3.49 [4]
Details
Mass 7.2 [1]   M
Radius 55 [1]   R
Luminosity 2,601 [1]   L
Surface gravity (log g)1.52 [1]   cgs
Temperature 4,676 [1]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.09 [4]   dex
Age 57 [4]   Myr
Other designations
CD−61°3428, HD  107447, HIP  60259, SAO  251861 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data
Light curve of T Crucis recorded by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) T Crucis TESS lightcurve.png
Light curve of T Crucis recorded by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

T Crucis is a star in the constellation Crux. A Cepheid variable, its apparent magnitude ranges from 6.32 to 6.83 over 6.73331 days. [3] It is a yellow-white supergiant that pulsates between spectral types F6Ib and G2Ib. [3] The radius is 55 times that of the Sun.

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