RT Normae

RT Normae

A visual band light curve for RT Normae, plotted from ASAS and ASAS-SN data
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 ICRS      Equinox J2000.0 ICRS
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 24m 18.65396s
Declination −59° 20 38.6476
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.8-14.7
Characteristics
Spectral type C (R)
Variable type R CrB variable
Astrometry
Parallax (π)27.29±17.10 mas
Distanceapprox. 120 ly
(approx. 40 pc)
Details
Mass<0.55 M
Temperature7000 K
Other designations
HIP 80365, CPD-59 6719
Database references
SIMBADdata

RT Normae is an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Norma. It has a baseline magnitude of 9.8, dropping down to 14.7 at its minima.

It has less than 55% the mass of the Sun and an effective (surface) temperature of around 7000 K.