Brightest Members
There are just over 100 known RV Tauri stars. The brightest RV Tauri stars are listed below.
| Star |
Brighest Magnitude |
Dimmest Magnitude |
Period (in days) |
Distance period–luminosity (in parsecs) |
Luminosity (Suns) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sct | 4.9 | 6.9 | 140.2 | 750 ± 290 | 9400 ± 7100 |
| U Mon | 5.1 | 7.1 | 92.26 | 770 ± 280 | 3800 ± 2700 |
| AC Her | 6.4 | 8.7 | 75.4619 | 1130 ± 390 | 2400 ± 1600 |
| V Vul | 8.1 | 9.4 | 75.72 | ||
| AR Sgr | 8.1 | 12.5 | 87.87 | ||
| SS Gem | 8.3 | 9.7 | 89.31 | ||
| R Sge | 8.5 | 10.5 | 70.594 | ||
| AI Sco | 8.5 | 11.7 | 71.0 | ||
| TX Oph | 8.8 | 11.1 | 135 | ||
| RV Tau | 8.8 | 12.3 | 76.698 | 2170 ± 720 | 3700 ± 2600 |
| UZ Oph | 9.2 | 11.8 | 87.44 | ||
| TW Cam | 9.4 | 10.5 | 85.6 | 3100 ± 1100 | 3700 ± 2600 |
| TT Oph | 9.4 | 11.2 | 61.08 | ||
| UY CMa | 9.8 | 11.8 | 113.9 | 8400 ± 3100 | 4500 ± 3300 |
| DF Cyg | 9.8 | 14.2 | 49.8080 | ||
| CT Ori | 9.9 | 11.2 | 135.52 | ||
| SU Gem | 9.9 | 12.2 | 50.12 | 2110 ± 660 | 1200 ± 770 |
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