V378 Normae

V378 Normae

A light curve for V378 Normae, plotted from Hipparcos data
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 29m 45.2207s
Declination −57° 45 22.767
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.21 - 6.23
Characteristics
Spectral type G8Ib
Variable type Cepheid
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)5.93±0.15 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.666 mas/yr
Dec.: −2.559 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.0264±0.0349 mas
Distance3,200 ± 100 ly
(970 ± 30 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.078
Details
Mass3.43 M
Radius115 R
Luminosity4,214 L
Surface gravity (log g)0.72 cgs
Temperature4,335 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.25 dex
Other designations
V378 Normae, CD−57°6417, HD 148218, HIP 80788, HR 6120
Database references
SIMBADdata

V378 Normae (also known as HR 6120) is a supergiant star in the constellation Norma. It is a likely Cepheid variable with a range of 6.21 to 6.23 and a period of 3.5850 days. It is very faintly visible to the naked eye under excellent observing conditions.