AF Columbae

{{Starbox begin

| name = AF Columbae

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{{Starbox image

| image = 250px

| caption = A light curve for AF Columbae, plotted from Hipparcos data

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{{Starbox observe

| epoch = J2000.0 (ICRS)

| constell = Columba

| ra = {{RA|06|10|10.40393}}

| dec = {{DEC| -40|21|13.6464}}

| appmag_v = 5.60 - 5.71

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{{Starbox character

| type = AGB

| class = M2 II/III

| b-v = +1.68

| variable = Lb

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{{Starbox astrometry

| radial_v = −19{{±|7.4}}

| parallax = 3.9737

| p_error = 0.0841

| parallax_footnote =

| prop_mo_ra = −20.650

| prop_mo_dec = +74.080

| pm_footnote =

| absmag_v = −1.53

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{{Starbox detail

| mass = 1.54

| radius = 148

| luminosity_bolometric = 1,853

| gravity = 0.26

| temperature = 3,611{{±|122}}

| metal_fe =

| age_myr =

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{{Starbox catalog

| names = {{odlist|V = AF Col|HD = 42682|CD = −40°2291|CPD = −40°930|GC = 7873|HIP = 29263|HR = 2203|SAO = 217753|Gould = 82 G. Columbae|NSV = 2864}}

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{{Starbox reference

| Simbad = AF+Col

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AF Columbae, also known as HD 42682, is a solitary, red hued variable star located in the southern constellation Columba, the dove. It has an apparent magnitude that fluctuates between 5.6 and 5.71. Nevertheless, it is faintly visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements from the Gaia spacecraft place the star relatively far at a distance of 820 light years. However, it is approaching the Solar System with a poorly constrained radial velocity of {{val|-19|ul=km/s}}.

AF Columbae is a red giant that is currently on the asymptotic giant branch, generating energy via hydrogen and helium shell burning. It has a stellar classification of M2 II/III, indicating an evolved M-type star with the blended luminosity class of a regular giant star and a bright giant. At present it has 1.54 times the mass of the Sun but has expanded to 148 times its girth. It shines with a bolometric luminosity 1,853 times that of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of {{val|3611|ul=K|fmt=commas}}.

The star was discovered to be a variable star when the Hipparcos data was analyzed. It was given its variable star designation, AF Columbae, in 1999. The object is classified as a slow irregular variable of subtype Lb. Tabur et al. (2009) found 5 periods for AF Columbae. Most of them last for 40-50 days, while one of them last for 112 days. It appears to be a runaway star, having an unusually high peculiar velocity of {{val|93.2|4.6|5.2|ul=km/s}}.

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Category:M-type giants

Category:M-type bright giants

Category:Slow irregular variables

Category:Columba (constellation)