Location
CoLab, COM 100
Start Date
1-5-2025 9:45 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
We present analysis of the cataclysmic variable, μ Leo, also known as Rasalas, is a star in the Leo constellation. This star has a smaller exoplanet orbiting around it that it 2.4 times more massive than Jupiter. We used various websites such as the SIMBAD database and TheSkyLive.com when searching for information about our star. The result of our research is as follows. The Right of Accension is 9h 52m 45.816sec. The Declination is +26° 00' 25.0319". The galactical longitude is 204.5° and latitude is 50.25°. The color of μ Leo is that of red and orange, it is classed as a giant with a temperature of 4270K. The distance away from the sun is 132.95 light years away. The orbital period for its planet, μ Leo b, is 357.8 days.
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Analysis of Variable Star U Leo
CoLab, COM 100
We present analysis of the cataclysmic variable, μ Leo, also known as Rasalas, is a star in the Leo constellation. This star has a smaller exoplanet orbiting around it that it 2.4 times more massive than Jupiter. We used various websites such as the SIMBAD database and TheSkyLive.com when searching for information about our star. The result of our research is as follows. The Right of Accension is 9h 52m 45.816sec. The Declination is +26° 00' 25.0319". The galactical longitude is 204.5° and latitude is 50.25°. The color of μ Leo is that of red and orange, it is classed as a giant with a temperature of 4270K. The distance away from the sun is 132.95 light years away. The orbital period for its planet, μ Leo b, is 357.8 days.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Doug Patterson, Astronomy.