V378 Normae

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V378 Normae
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A light curve for V378 Normae, plotted from Hipparcos data [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 29m 45.2207s [2]
Declination −57° 45 22.767 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.21 - 6.23 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8Ib [4]
Variable type Cepheid [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)5.93±0.15 [2]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −1.666 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: −2.559 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.0264 ± 0.0349  mas [2]
Distance 3,200 ± 100  ly
(970 ± 30  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−0.078 [5]
Details
Mass 3.43 [6]   M
Radius 115 [7]   R
Luminosity 4,214 [7]   L
Surface gravity (log g)0.72 [6]   cgs
Temperature 4,335 [7]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.25 [6]   dex
Other designations
V378 Normae, CD−57°6417, HD  148218, HIP  80788, HR  6120
Database references
SIMBAD data

V378 Normae, also known as HR 6120, is a star in the constellation Norma. It is a likely Cepheid variable with a range of 6.21 to 6.23 and a period of 3.5850 days. [3]

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References

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