IRC −10414

IRC −10414
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum
Right ascension 18h 23m 17.90s
Declination −13° 42 47.3
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.0
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red supergiant
Spectral type M7 I–M8
Variable type SR
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)28.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 5.4 mas/yr
Dec.: 1.6 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.497±0.038 mas
Distance6,600 ± 500 ly
(2,000 ± 200 pc)
Details
Radius1,200 R
Luminosity160,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)0.075 cgs
Temperature3,110 - 3,300 K
Age6 - 10 Myr
Other designations
IRAS 18204-1344, IRC 10414, RAFGL 2139
Database references
SIMBADdata

IRC −10414 (RAFGL 2139) is a red supergiant and runaway star in the constellation Scutum, a rare case of a red supergiant with a bow shock.