V636 Scorpii

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V636 Sco
File:V636ScoLightCurve.png
A light curve for V636 Scorpii, plotted from TESS data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.40 - 6.92[3]
Characteristics
Cepheid
Spectral type F7/8Ib/II-G5[3]
Variable type δ Cep[3]
companion
Spectral type B9.5V[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.09 ± 0.17[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -3.05 ± 1.03[2] mas/yr
Dec.: -2.40 ± 0.38[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.15±0.76 mas[2]
Distanceapprox. Template:Rnd ly
(approx. Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-3.64[4]
Orbit
Period (P)1,318 days[4]
Semi-major axis (a)6.7[4]
Eccentricity (e)0.26[6]
Details
Cepheid
Mass5.6[4] Template:Solar mass
Radius~50[7] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity2,500[4] Template:Solar luminosity
Metallicity+0.07[8]
companion
Mass2.4 Template:Solar mass
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
V636 Sco, HIP 85035, CD−45°11441, HD 156979, SAO 227880
Database references
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V636 Scorpii is a multiple star system in the constellation Scorpius, 3,000 light years away. The primary is a Classical Cepheid (δ Cephei) variable and its visual magnitude varies from 6.4 to 6.9.

V636 Scorpii is a spectroscopic binary, and the fainter companion is thought to itself consist of two stars. The primary is a luminous yellow star and a δ Cephei variable. The less massive companion orbits every 3.6 years and is apparently a B9.5 main sequence star, but the dynamics of the system suggest that it may actually be a pair of stars is a close orbit.[9]

The Cepheid primary pulsates regularly with a period of 6.79671 days. It is a yellow-white supergiant or bright giant that is 5.6 times as massive as the Sun and 2,500 times as luminous.[4]

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