TU Muscae

TU Muscae

A light curve for TU Muscae, plotted from TESS data
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Musca
Right ascension 11h 31m 10.92470s
Declination −65° 44 32.1019
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.307(8.17 - 8.75)
Characteristics
Spectral type O7V + O8V
U−B color index 0.860
B−V color index +0.047
Variable type β Lyr
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 6.62 mas/yr
Dec.: 1.21 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.02±0.76 mas
Orbit
Period (P)1.387 days
Semi-major axis (a)17.34 R
Eccentricity (e)0
Inclination (i)77.7°
Longitude of the node (Ω)3.137°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
214.5 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
345.8 km/s
Details
Primary
Mass16.8 M
Radius7.2 R
Luminosity105,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.05 cgs
Temperature35,000 K
secondary
Mass10.5 M
Radius5.7 R
Luminosity35,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.04 cgs
Temperature31,366 K
Other designations
TU Muscae, HIP 56196, HD 100213, BD65°1101, 2MASS J11311091-6544322
Database references
SIMBADdata

TU Muscae, also known as HD100213, is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation Musca. Its apparent magnitude ranges from 8.17 to 8.75 over around 1.4 days.