RZ_Normae

RZ Normae

RZ Normae

R Coronae Borealis variable type star in the constellation Norma

RZ Normae is an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Norma. It has a baseline magnitude of 10.2, dropping down to dimmer than 16.2 at its minima.[4] It was discovered by the astronomer Sergei Gaposchkin in 1952.[6]

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It has around 60% the mass of the Sun and an effective (surface) temperature of around 6750 K.[5]

References

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    "ASAS All Star Catalogue". The All Sky Automated Survey. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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    "ASAS-SN Variable Stars Database". ASAS-SN Variable Stars Database. ASAS-SN. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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    "V* RZ Normae". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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    Otero, Sebastian Alberto (12 July 2011). "V RZ Nor". The International Variable Star Index. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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    Stasińska, G.; Szczerba, R.; Schmidt, M.; Siódmiak, N. (2006). "Post-AGB stars as testbeds of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 450 (2): 701. arXiv:astro-ph/0601504. Bibcode:2006A&A...450..701S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053553. S2CID 12040452.
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    Milone, L. A. (1990). "The Position of RZ Normae". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 3505 (3505): 1–3. Bibcode:1990IBVS.3505....1M.
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