V378 Normae
| 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 |
| Distance | 3,200 ± 100 ly (970 ± 30 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.078 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.43 M☉ |
| Radius | 115 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 4,214 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 0.72 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,335 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.25 dex |
| Other designations | |
| V378 Normae, CD−57°6417, HD 148218, HIP 80788, HR 6120 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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.