EC 20058-5234
EC 20058-5234, also known as QU Telescopii, is a star in the constellation Telescopium.[1] A pulsating white dwarf, it belongs to a class of star known as V777 Herculis variables or DBV stars.[2] First noticed in the Edinburgh-Cape Blue Object Survey published in 1992, it was found to be variable in 1995.[3]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 09m 40.1s[1] |
| Declination | −52° 25′ 17″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +14.93 |
| Spectral type | DB[1] |
| Other designations | |
References
- "QU Telescopii". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- BSJ (11 November 2011). "QU Telescopii". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- Koen, C.; O'Donoghue, D.; Stobie, R. S.; Kilkenny, D.; Ashley, R. (1995). "EC 20058-5234, a low-amplitude pulsating DB white dwarf". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 277 (3): 913–19. Bibcode:1995MNRAS.277..913K. doi:10.1093/mnras/277.3.913.
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