TT Aquilae

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TT Aquilae
File:TTAqlLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for TT Aquilae, adapted from Kiss (1998)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.52 - 7.65[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G0/2Ib[4] (F6-G5[3])
U−B Template:Engvar +0.638 - +1.601[5]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.932 - +1.637[5]
Variable type δ Cep[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)3.00[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +1.17[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −3.33[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.18±1.26 mas[2]
Absolute magnitude (MV)−4.26[7]
Details
Mass6.2 - 8.6[8] Template:Solar mass
Radius83.8 - 100.5[9] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity5,284[8] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)1.10 - 1.70[7] cgs
Temperature5,007 - 5,630[7] (- 6,200[10]) K
Metallicity+0.10[7]
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
TT Aql, HD 178359, HIP 93390, BD+01°3899, SAO 124305
Database references
SIMBADdata
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

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TT Aquilae (TT Aql) is a Classical Cepheid (δ Cep) variable star in the constellation Aquila.

The visual apparent magnitude of TT Aql ranges from 6.52 to 7.65 over 13.7546 days.[3] The light curve is asymmetric, with the rise from minimum to maximum brightness only taking half the time of the fall from maximum to minimum.[11]

The announcement that the star's brightness varies was made in 1907 by Annie Jump Cannon. It had been observed on 506 photographs taken from May 22, 1888 through November 9, 1906, from which a period of 13.75 days had been derived.[12][13]

TT Aql is a yellow-white supergiant around five thousand times brighter than the sun. It pulsates and varies in temperature between about 5,000 K and 6,000 K,[10] and the spectral type varies between F6 and G5. The radius is Template:Solar radius at maximum brightness, varying between Template:Solar radius and Template:Solar radius as the star pulsates.[9]

Cepheid masses can be estimated using Baade-Wesselink relations and this gives Template:Solar mass. The mass estimated by matching to evolutionary tracks is Template:Solar mass. The mass calculated by modelling the pulsations is Template:Solar mass. The discrepancies between the masses obtained by the different methods occurs for most Cepheid variables.[8]

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External links

Template:Stars of Aquila