R Doradus

E485182
Mira variable asymptotic giant branch star red giant star star

R Doradus is a nearby, very large and luminous red giant Mira-type variable star located in the southern constellation Dorado.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mira variable ⓘ
asymptotic giant branch star ⓘ
red giant star ⓘ
star ⓘ
angularDiameter_mas ~57 ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV 4.8 ⓘ
6.6 ⓘ
colorIndex_BV ~+1.9 ⓘ
constellation Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
declination_J2000 −62°04′37″ ⓘ
discoveredVariabilityBy Norman Robert Pogson NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredVariabilityYear 1867 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_ly ~178 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_pc ~54.5 ⓘ
dominantMolecules CO ⓘ
H2O ⓘ
TiO ⓘ
effectiveTemperature_K ~2700 ⓘ
galacticLatitude_deg −33.6 ⓘ
galacticLongitude_deg 279.7 ⓘ
hasDustShell true ⓘ
hasExtendedAtmosphere true ⓘ
hasStrongMolecularBands true ⓘ
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
isOneOfNearestAGBStars true ⓘ
isOxygenRichAGBStar true ⓘ
isVeryLargeAngularDiameterStar true ⓘ
isVisibleToNakedEye true ⓘ
luminosity_solar ~6500 ⓘ
mass_solar ~1.3 ⓘ
metallicity_Fe_H ~0.0 ⓘ
otherDesignation 2MASS J04364525-6204379 NERFINISHED ⓘ
CD−62°273 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HD 29712 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HIP 21648 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HR 1492 NERFINISHED ⓘ
IRAS 04359-6212 NERFINISHED ⓘ
parallax_mas ~18.35 ⓘ
properMotionDec_mas_yr +45 ⓘ
properMotionRA_mas_yr +82 ⓘ
radialVelocity_km_s +24 ⓘ
radius_solar ~370 ⓘ
rightAscension_J2000 04h36m45s ⓘ
spectralType M8IIIe ⓘ
variabilityPeriod ~338 days ⓘ
variableMagnitudeRange 4.8–6.6 ⓘ
variableStarDesignation R Dor NERFINISHED ⓘ
variableType Mira-type variable ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorado → containsVariableStar → R Doradus ⓘ
constellation Dorado → containsVariableStar → R Doradus ⓘ
subject surface form: Dorado