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DY Centauri is a variable star in the constellation Centaurus. From its brightness, it is estimated to be 7000 parsecs (23000 light-years) away from Earth. DY Centauri is classified as a R Coronae Borealis variable (RCB), a rare class of supergiant stars which show rapid and irregular decreases in brightness due to the formation of dust clouds on the stellar surface. However, DY Centauri is not an active RCB star anymore, and the last registered obscuration event was in 1934. This seems to be related to evolutionary changes in the star, represented by a very fast horizontal movement across the top of the HR diagram. Spectroscopic and photometric evidence show DY Centuari has increased its effective temperature from 5800 K in 1906 to 24800 K in 2010, while maintaining constant luminosity. A

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  • DY Centauri is a variable star in the constellation Centaurus. From its brightness, it is estimated to be 7000 parsecs (23000 light-years) away from Earth. DY Centauri is classified as a R Coronae Borealis variable (RCB), a rare class of supergiant stars which show rapid and irregular decreases in brightness due to the formation of dust clouds on the stellar surface. However, DY Centauri is not an active RCB star anymore, and the last registered obscuration event was in 1934. This seems to be related to evolutionary changes in the star, represented by a very fast horizontal movement across the top of the HR diagram. Spectroscopic and photometric evidence show DY Centuari has increased its effective temperature from 5800 K in 1906 to 24800 K in 2010, while maintaining constant luminosity. As consequence, its visual apparent magnitude has faded from about 11.75 in the beginning of the 20th century to 13.2 in 2010 (due to changes in the bolometric correction), while its radius is calculated to have decreased from 100 R☉ to 8 R☉, and rotation increased 2-fold, approaching critical velocity at which the star could be disrupted. There are only three other known stars with this behavior, called hot RCB stars, The DY Centauri is possibly experiencing an aftermath of the late thermal pulse during the asymptotic giant branch evolution stage. DY Centauri has a peculiar chemical composition and is poor in hydrogen and rich in helium and carbon, being identified as an extreme helium star (EHe). In comparison to other RCB and EHe stars, however, its hydrogen content is relatively high. In the future, it is likely that the primary will evolve to a B subdwarf, a class of stars frequently found in binary systems. The spectrum of DY Centauri indicates the presence of a low density expanding nebula around it, formed by gas ionized by ultraviolet radiation from the star. The nebula has an estimated dimension of 1.2 arcseconds and, from its expansion velocity, was probably created about a thousand years ago. (en)
  • DY Centauri é uma estrela variável na constelação de Centaurus. A partir de sua luminosidade, estima-se que esteja a uma grande distância de aproximadamente 7 000 parsecs (23 000 anos-luz) da Terra. DY Centauri é uma estrela peculiar similar a uma estrela de hélio extrema, mas com abundância de hidrogênio maior. Ela também já foi classificada como uma , mas não apresenta os eventos de obscurecimentos típicos dessa classe de estrelas variáveis desde 1934. Desde então, a estrela está passando por uma evolução extremamente rápida, tendo aumentado sua temperatura efetiva de 5 800 K para 24 800 K, mantendo uma luminosidade constante. DY Centauri pode ser o remanescente de uma estrela pós-AGB passando por um pulso termal muito tardio. (pt)
  • DY Centauri är en eruptiv variabel av RCB-typ (RCB) i stjärnbilden Kentauren. Stjärnan har magnitud +12,0 och når i förmörkelsefasen ner under +16,4. (sv)
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  • DY Centauri é uma estrela variável na constelação de Centaurus. A partir de sua luminosidade, estima-se que esteja a uma grande distância de aproximadamente 7 000 parsecs (23 000 anos-luz) da Terra. DY Centauri é uma estrela peculiar similar a uma estrela de hélio extrema, mas com abundância de hidrogênio maior. Ela também já foi classificada como uma , mas não apresenta os eventos de obscurecimentos típicos dessa classe de estrelas variáveis desde 1934. Desde então, a estrela está passando por uma evolução extremamente rápida, tendo aumentado sua temperatura efetiva de 5 800 K para 24 800 K, mantendo uma luminosidade constante. DY Centauri pode ser o remanescente de uma estrela pós-AGB passando por um pulso termal muito tardio. (pt)
  • DY Centauri är en eruptiv variabel av RCB-typ (RCB) i stjärnbilden Kentauren. Stjärnan har magnitud +12,0 och når i förmörkelsefasen ner under +16,4. (sv)
  • DY Centauri is a variable star in the constellation Centaurus. From its brightness, it is estimated to be 7000 parsecs (23000 light-years) away from Earth. DY Centauri is classified as a R Coronae Borealis variable (RCB), a rare class of supergiant stars which show rapid and irregular decreases in brightness due to the formation of dust clouds on the stellar surface. However, DY Centauri is not an active RCB star anymore, and the last registered obscuration event was in 1934. This seems to be related to evolutionary changes in the star, represented by a very fast horizontal movement across the top of the HR diagram. Spectroscopic and photometric evidence show DY Centuari has increased its effective temperature from 5800 K in 1906 to 24800 K in 2010, while maintaining constant luminosity. A (en)
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