La Superba

La Superba

Location of Y Canum Venaticorum
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Canes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 45m 07.826s[1]
Declination +45° 26′ 24.93″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.86 to +7.32[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Asymptotic giant branch
Spectral type C54J(N3)[3]
U−B color index 6.62[4]
B−V color index 2.54[4]
V−R color index 1.75[5]
R−I color index 1.38[5]
Variable type SRb[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)15.30[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.968[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 13.063[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.2222 ± 0.1744 mas[1]
Distance1,010 ± 50 ly
(310 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.203[7]
Details
Mass1.2[8] M
Radius315[9] R
Luminosity4,400[10] – 9,400[11] L
Surface gravity (log g)+0.23[8] cgs
Temperature2,600 - 3,200[12] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.21[8] dex
Other designations
La Superba,[13] Y Canum Venaticorum, HR 4846, HD 110914, BD+46°1817, FK5 1327, HIP 62223, SAO 44317, GC 17342, 152 Schjellerup[14]
Database references
SIMBADdata

La Superba (Y CVn, Y Canum Venaticorum) is a strikingly red giant star in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is a carbon star and semiregular variable.

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  5. ^ a b Y CVn
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  10. ^ Milam, S. N.; Woolf, N. J.; Ziurys, L. M. (2009-01-01). "Circumstellar 12C/13C Isotope Ratios from Millimeter Observations of CN and CO: Mixing in Carbon- and Oxygen-Rich Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 690: 837–849. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/837. ISSN 0004-637X. La Superba's database entry at VizieR.
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