LP Aquarii

LP Aquarii is a pulsating variable star in the constellation of Aquarius that varies between magnitudes 6.30 and 6.64.[2] The position of the star near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations.[9]

LP Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 42m 06.025s[1]
Declination −05° 06′ 07.04″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.30 - 6.64[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4III[3]
Variable type Lb[4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 70.121 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −48.945 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)4.1002 ± 0.2370 mas[1]
Distance800 ± 50 ly
(240 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.307[5]
Details
Mass1.558[6] M☉
Radius83+15
−11[1] R☉
Luminosity1,011±66[1] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.476[7] cgs
Temperature3,582+254
−278[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.045[6] dex
Other designations
LP Aqr, BD−05°5843, HD 214983, HIP 112078, SAO 146251, CCDM J22421-0507A[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

References
  1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "LP Aquarii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999). "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars". Michigan Spectral Survey. 5. Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H.
  4. Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  5. Gontcharov, G. A. (2011). "The red giant branch in the Tycho-2 catalogue". Astronomy Letters. 37 (10): 707–717. arXiv:1607.00557. Bibcode:2011AstL...37..707G. doi:10.1134/S1063773711090040. S2CID 119272127.
  6. Huber, Daniel; Bryson, Stephen T.; Haas, Michael R.; Barclay, Thomas; Barentsen, Geert; Howell, Steve B.; Sharma, Sanjib; Stello, Dennis; Thompson, Susan E. (2016). "The K2 Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog (Epic) and Stellar Classifications of 138,600 Targets in Campaigns 1–8". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 224 (1): 2. arXiv:1512.02643. Bibcode:2016ApJS..224....2H. doi:10.3847/0067-0049/224/1/2. S2CID 118621218.
  7. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (2017). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho-Gaia stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 471 (1): 770. arXiv:1706.02208. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.471..770M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1433. S2CID 73594365.
  8. "LP Aqr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  9. Morbey, C. L.; et al. (December 1978). "Photoelectric Observations of Lunar Occultations at the D.A.O.". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 72: 305. Bibcode:1978JRASC..72..305M.


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