U Equulei

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U Equulei
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A visual band light curve for U Equulei, plotted from OMC data [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension 20h 57m 16.28s [2]
Declination 02° 58′ 44.6″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)9 - 13 [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage (post?) AGB [4]
Spectral type G - K III [4]
B−V color index +1.6 [4]
Variable type Lb [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−75 [5]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 10.490 [6]   mas/yr
Dec.: −10.433 [6]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.0985 ± 0.0750  mas [6]
Distance 3,340±700 [7]   pc
Details
Luminosity 6,000 [7]   L☉
Temperature 5,005 [6]   K
Other designations
IRAS  20547+0247, 2MASS  J20571628+0258445, Gaia DR2 1731164844433296128
Database references
SIMBAD data

U Equulei (U Equ / IRAS 20547 +0247) is a variable star in the Equuleus constellation with an apparent magnitude of +14.50 in the B band. It lies at an estimated distance of 5,000 light-years (1,500 parsecs) from the Solar System.

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Properties

U Equulei is, or was, an OH/IR star, and strong OH and H2O masers have been observed. These vary to a greater extent than almost any other star observed, and it is possible that the stage of maser activity is essentially finished. [8]

Theoretical Planet

Lionel Siess and Mario Livio suggested that the accretion of a giant planet towards the increasing red giant has made the star's outer layers rotate fast enough to cause an outpouring equatorial- or disk-expansion, responsible for the star's peculiar environment. [9] The spectroscopic study has indicated the star is surrounded by the dust shell, but shape of the shell cannot be measured due to large distance to the star. [10]

See also

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References

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  5. ↑ Kim, Jaeheon; Cho, Se-Hyung; Kim, Sang Joon (2013). "Simultaneous Observations of SiO and H2O Masers toward Known Stellar H2O Maser Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 145 (1): 22. Bibcode:2013AJ....145...22K. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/145/1/22. S2CID   121415544.
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