TZ Cassiopeiae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 23h 52m 56.23689s[1] |
| Declination | 61° 00′ 08.3915″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.18[2] (+8.86 - +10.5[3]) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M3 Iab[4] |
| U−B color index | +2.43[2] |
| B−V color index | +2.57[2] |
| Variable type | Lc[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −54.28[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.865[1] mas/yr Dec.: −2.145[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.3888 ± 0.0300 mas[1] |
| Distance | 8,400 ± 600 ly (2,600 ± 200 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −5.98[6] |
| Details[7] | |
| Mass | 15 M☉ |
| Radius | 646 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 68,500 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | −0.01 cgs |
| Temperature | 3,670 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.15[8] dex |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
TZ Cassiopeiae (TZ Cas, HIP 117763, SAO 20912) is a variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia with an apparent magnitude of around +9 to +10. It is approximately 8,400 light-years away from Earth. The star is a red supergiant star with a spectral type of M3 and a temperature around 3,600 K.
TZ Cassiopeiae was reported as being variable by Williamina Fleming and published posthumously in 1911.[10] It is a slow irregular variable star with a possible period of 3,100 days.[11] It is irradiating over 68,500 times the luminosity of the Sun, and it is 640 times larger than the Sun.[7] It is a member of the Cas OB5 stellar association, together with the nearby red supergiant PZ Cassiopeiae.[12]
The initial mass of TZ Cassiopeiae has been estimated from its position relative to theoretical stellar evolutionary tracks to be around 15 M☉.[7]
TZ Cas is losing mass through a powerful stellar wind at two millionths of a solar mass each year.[13] It is unclear whether this is sufficient to cause the star to lose its atmosphere and become a blue supergiant before the core exhausts its fuel and collapses as a supernova. Either as a red or blue supergiant, or a Wolf–Rayet star, it will inevitably end its life violently in a supernova explosion when the core collapse occurs.[14]
References
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- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2083: attempt to index a boolean value.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2083: attempt to index a boolean value.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2083: attempt to index a boolean value.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2083: attempt to index a boolean value.
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