RV Caeli

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RV Caeli
Template:Location mark
Location of RV Caeli (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Caelum
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.4±0.01[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[3]
Spectral type M1 III[4]
B−V Template:Engvar +1.64[5]
Variable type semiregular[6]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)97.9±0.5[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −14.75 mas/yr[8]
Dec.: +2.87 mas/yr[8]
Parallax (π)2.4402±0.0229 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.36[9]
Details
Mass1.14[10] Template:Solar mass
Radius107[11] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity976±30[12] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)0.67[10] cgs
Temperature3,843±122[13] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.15[10] dex
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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RV Caeli, also known as HD 28552, is a solitary, red hued variable star located in the southern constellation Caelum, the chisel. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.4,[2] placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. The object is located at a distance of 1,340 light years based on parallax measurements from Gaia DR3,[1] but is rapidly receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of Script error: No such module "val"..[7]

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A visual band light curve for RV Caeli, adapted from Tabur et al. (2009).[15]

Hipparcos has found it to vary between its photometric values of 6.44 and 6.56,[6] which roughly corresponds with the magnitude as seen with the naked eye. It was first suspected of variability in 1970,[16] and a 1982 survey also identified suspected variations. However, it could not confirm it was a variable star.[17] It was confirmed as a variable star in 1999 on the basis of the Hipparcos photometry and given the variable star designation RV Caeli.[18]

RV Caeli is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M1 III.[4] It is currently on the asymptotic giant branch,[3] generating energy via hydrogen and helium shell fusion around an inert carbon core. It has 114% the mass of the Sun[10] but has expanded to over 100 times its girth.[11] It radiates 976 times the luminosity of the Sun[12] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of Script error: No such module "val"..[13] RV Caeli is metal deficient, having an iron abundance 70% that of the Sun.

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