AX Circini

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AX Circini
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Circinus
Right ascension 14h 52m 35.25634s [1]
Declination −63° 48′ 35.3896″ [1]
Spectral type F8II + B6.0V[1]

AX Circini is a star in the constellation Circinus. A Cepheid variable, its apparent magnitude ranges from 5.6 to 6.19 over 5.3 days.[2] It is a yellow-white supergiant of spectral type F8II+ and is around 1600 light years away.[1] A spectroscopic binary, it has a 5 solar-mass (M☉) companion that is a blue-white star of spectral type B6; the two stars orbit each other every 18 years.[3]

References

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