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Star in the constellation Norma
QU Normae
Location of QU Normae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16 29 42.32668
Declination −46° 14′ 35.6022″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.37 (5.27 - 5.41)
Characteristics
Spectral type B1.5 Iap
U−B color index −0.44
B−V color index +0.62
Variable type α Cyg
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14.80 ± 3.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.54 mas/yr
Dec.: −1.51 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.79 ± 0.70 mas
Distanceapprox. 1,800 ly
(approx. 600 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−7.50
Details
Mass43 M☉
Radius58 R☉
Luminosity417,000 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.00 cgs
Temperature17,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)44 km/s
Other designations
QU Normae, HD 148379, HIP 80782, HR 6131, CD−45°10697
Database references
SIMBADdata

QU Normae, also known as HR 6131, is a blue supergiant star in the constellation Norma. It is also a variable star, thought to be an α Cyg variable.

The apparent magnitude of QU Normae varies somewhat irregularly between 5.27 and 5.41. The General Catalogue of Variable Stars quotes a period of 4.818 days, but other research only shows likely periods longer than 10 days.

A light curve for QU Normae, plotted from Hipparcos data

QU Normae has a spectral type B1.5 Ia, a luminous supergiant that has swollen and cooled off the main sequence. Surface abundances suggest that it has not yet passed through a red supergiant phase. Around 1,820 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 417,000 times that of the Sun and has a diameter around 58 times that of the Sun.

References

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  3. ^ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
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  8. Wesselink, A. J.; Paranya, K.; Devorkin, K. (1972). "Catalogue of stellar dimensions". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 7: 257. Bibcode:1972A&AS....7..257W.
  9. Van Leeuwen, F.; Van Genderen, A. M.; Zegelaar, I. (1998). "Hipparcos photometry of 24 variable massive stars (α Cygni variables)". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 128: 117–129. Bibcode:1998A&AS..128..117V. doi:10.1051/aas:1998129.
  10. "Hipparcos Tools Interactive Data Access". Hipparcos. ESA. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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