| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Right ascension | 14h 57m 35.01625s [2] |
| Declination | +65° 55′ 56.9143″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.44 - 4.85 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M4.55 III [4] |
| B−V color index | 1.590±0.017 [5] |
| Variable type | SRb [6] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 6.21±0.30 [7] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −82.191
[2]
mas/
yr Dec.: +26.981 [2] mas/ yr |
| Parallax (π) | 10.0206 ± 0.6341 mas [2] |
| Distance | 330 ± 20
ly (100 ± 6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.11 [5] |
| Orbit [8] | |
| Period (P) | 748.9 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.13±0.05 |
| Inclination (i) | 79.6±2.4 [9]° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 48.0±2.5 [9]° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 2,444,419±46 JD |
|
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 212±22° |
|
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 8.3±0.3 km/s |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.15±0.1 [10] M☉ |
| Radius | 59.8+15.1 −3.6 [2] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 756.7±54.4 [2] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 0.00 [11] cgs |
| Temperature | 3,464 [12] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
RR Ursae Minoris, abbreviated RR UMi, is a binary star [11] system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It can be viewed with the naked eye, typically having an apparent visual magnitude of around 4.710. [9] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.0 mas [2] as seen from Earth's orbit, it is located 330 light years away. The system is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of +6 km/s. [7]
This star was found to have a variable radial velocity by J. H. Moore in 1910. It is a single-lined spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of 2.05 years and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.13. The a sin i value is 84 Gm (0.56 AU), [8] where a is the semimajor axis and i is the orbital inclination to the line of sight from the Earth. This gives a lower bound on the physical size of the orbit. The system is a source for X-ray and far-UV emission, with the latter most likely coming from the companion. [11]
The visible component is an aging red giant star on the asymptotic giant branch [11] with a stellar classification of M4.5 III. [4] It was found to be a variable star by J. Ashbrook in 1946, [14] and is catalogued as a semiregular variable of subtype SRb [6] that ranges from magnitude 4.44 to 4.85 over a period of 43.3 days. [3] However, variations in the period have been observed on a time scale of 30–60 days. [15] The star has 1.15 [10] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 60 times the Sun's radius. [2] It is radiating 757 [2] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,464 K. [12]
References
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- ^ a b Otero, Sebastian Alberto (16 November 2009). "RR Ursae Minoris". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989). "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 71: 245. Bibcode: 1989ApJS...71..245K. doi: 10.1086/191373.
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- ^ a b de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012). "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 14. arXiv: 1208.3048. Bibcode: 2012A&A...546A..61D. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219219. S2CID 59451347. A61.
- ^ a b Batten, A. H.; Fletcher, J. M. (July 1986). "A revised spectroscopic orbit for RR Ursae Minoris". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 98: 647–650. Bibcode: 1986PASP...98..647B. doi: 10.1086/131808.
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- ^ a b Halabi, Ghina M.; Eid, Mounib El (2015). "Exploring masses and CNO surface abundances of red giant stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 451 (3): 2957. arXiv: 1507.01517. Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.451.2957H. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv1141. S2CID 118707332.
- ^ a b c d Ortiz, Roberto; Guerrero, Martín A. (2016). "Ultraviolet emission from main-sequence companions of AGB stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 461 (3): 3036. arXiv: 1606.09086. Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.461.3036O. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw1547. S2CID 118619933.
- ^ a b Soubiran, Caroline; et al. (2016). "The PASTEL catalogue: 2016 version". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 591: A118. arXiv: 1605.07384. Bibcode: 2016A&A...591A.118S. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628497. S2CID 119258214.
- ^ "RR UMi". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Dettmar, R. -J.; Gieseking, F. (December 1983). "The intrinsically variable spectroscopic binary RR UMi". Astronomy and Astrophysics, Supplemental Series. 54: 541–543. Bibcode: 1983A&AS...54..541D.
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