HD 60863

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HD 60863
Puppis constellation map.svg
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Location of HD 60863 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 35m 22.89366s [1]
Declination −28° 22 09.5735 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.65 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8V [3]
U−B color index -0.43 [4]
B−V color index -0.12 [4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+3.30 [5]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: -65.93 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: -19.73 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.72 ± 0.67 [1]   mas
Distance 220 ± 10  ly
(68 ± 3  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)0.46 [2]
Details
Mass 3.23 [6]   M
Radius 2.1 [7]   R
Luminosity 120 [6]   L
Surface gravity (log g)4.29 [8]   cgs
Temperature 12,680 [6]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)203 [6]  km/s
Other designations
p Puppis, CD-28°4566, CCDM  J07354-2823A, GC  10178, GSC  06551-03461, HIP  36917, HR  2922, HD  60863, SAO  174058, WDS  J07354-2822A
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 60863 is a class B8V [3] (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.65 [2] and it is approximately 222 light years away based on parallax. [1]

In addition to the primary, there are distant companions B, at magnitude 9.13 and separation 36.9", and C, at magnitude 10.44 and separation from B of 43.1". [9]

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