T Antliae

T Antliae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Antlia
Right ascension 09h 33m 50.85957s
Declination −36° 36 56.7423
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.86 - 9.76
Characteristics
Spectral type F6Iab-G5
Variable type δ Cep
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)27.51±4.45 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -6.969 mas/yr
Dec.: +5.850 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.2924±0.0286 mas
Distance11,000 ± 1,000 ly
(3,400 ± 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.42
Details
Radius52 R
Luminosity1,889 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.1 cgs
Temperature5,286 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.24 dex
Age100 Myr
Other designations
T Ant, HIP 46924, SAO 200500, CD36°5776
Database references
SIMBADdata

T Antliae (also abbreviated T Ant) is a Classical Cepheid variable star that is between 10 and 12,000 light-years away from the Sun in the constellation of Antlia. A yellow-white supergiant with a spectral type of F6Iab, it ranges between apparent magnitude 8.86 and 9.76 over a period of 5.89820 days.