HD 93129

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HD 93129
Trumpler 14 by Hubble.jpg
HD 93129 surrounded by the lesser stars of Trumpler 14
Credit: NASA & ESA, Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 43m 57.5s [1]
Declination −59° 32′ 51.3″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.90 [2] (7.310 [1] + 8.84 [3] )
Characteristics
A
Spectral type O2If* [4] (O2If+O3.5V [5] )
U−B color index −0.81 [3]
B−V color index +0.25 [3]
B
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type O3.5 V((f))z [6]
U−B color index −0.79 [3]
B−V color index +0.23 [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.4 ± 7.4 [7]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: -5.0 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: 17.0 [1]   mas/yr
Distance 2,300 [5]   pc
Absolute magnitude  (MV)(A): −6.5 (−6.1 + −5.2)
(B): −4.9 [8]
Details
Aa
Mass 110 [8]   M☉
Radius 22.5 [9]   R☉
Luminosity 1,480,000 [10]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.71 [9]   cgs
Temperature 42,500 [9]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)130 [9]  km/s
Age 0.9+0.2
−0.4 [7]   Myr
Ab
Mass 70 [8]   M☉
Radius 13.1 [11]   R☉
Luminosity575,000 [10]   L☉
Temperature 44,000 [11]   K
B
Mass 52 [12]   M☉
Radius 13 [12]   R☉
Luminosity 575,000 [10]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.92 [12]   cgs
Temperature 44,000 [12]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)112 [7]  km/s
Other designations
CD−58° 3528, Trumpler 14 1, CCDM  J10440-5933, WDS  J10440-5933
A: TYC  8626-2805-1, ALS 15862, LS 1820
B: ALS 19309
Database references
SIMBAD HD 93129
HD 93129 A
HD 93129 B

HD 93129 is a triple star system in the Carina Nebula, with all three components being hot O class stars amongst the most luminous stars in the Milky Way. It is the dominant member of the Trumpler 14 star cluster, a young star cluster within the Carina OB1 stellar association that harbors other super-luminous stars, like Eta Carinae and WR 25.

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Location

The Carina Nebula, with e Carinae on the left and Trumpler 14 just right of center ESO - The Carina Nebula (by).jpg
The Carina Nebula, with η Carinae on the left and Trumpler 14 just right of center

HD 93129 is found at the centre of the massive Trumpler 14 open cluster in the Carina Nebula star forming region. It is too far away for its distance to have been accurately determined using the annual parallax method, but accurate distances for η Carinae and the Homunculus Nebula, modelling of clusters, and astrophysical data about other stars assumed to be within the same region, all lead to a distance around 2,300 parsecs. [5] HD 93129 Aa is the closest O2 supergiant to Earth. [13]

That volume of space is home to many other massive and luminous stars. HD 93128, yet another O3.5 main sequence star, is only 24' away within Trumpler 14, and HD 93250 and HD 93205 are two more O3.5 stars in the larger Trumpler 16 cluster around η Carinae. There are also three Wolf-Rayet stars, an O4 supergiant, many other class O stars, and the unique η Carinae itself. [10]

System

Image of the star cluster Trumpler 14 with HD 93129 A being the brightest star in the image, and HD 93129 B close but clearly resolved ESO-Trumpler14-cluster.jpg
Image of the star cluster Trumpler 14 with HD 93129 A being the brightest star in the image, and HD 93129 B close but clearly resolved

HD 93129 consists of two clearly resolved components, HD 93129 A and HD 93129 B, and HD 93129 A itself is made up of two much closer stars.

HD 93129 A has been resolved into two components. The spectrum is dominated by the brighter component, although the secondary is only 0.9 magnitudes fainter. HD 93129 Aa is an O2 supergiant and Ab is an O3.5 main sequence star. [14] Their separation has decreased from 55 mas in 2004 to only 27 mas in 2013, but an accurate orbit is not available. [13]

HD 93129 B is an O3.5 main-sequence star 3 arc-seconds away from the closer pair. It is about 1.5 magnitudes fainter than the combined HD 93129 A, and approximately the same brightness as HD 93129 Ab. [1] [3]

A further 5 fainter stars within 5 arc-seconds have been detected, between five and seven magnitudes fainter at infrared wavelengths. [13]

Properties

All three stars of HD 93129 are among the most luminous in the galaxy; [5] 1,480,000 L☉ for the supergiant primary and 575,000 L☉ for each of the other two stars. They are also among the hottest, with the supergiant at 42,500 K and the other two at 52,000 K. The stars have masses calculated to be between 70 M☉ and 110 M☉.

HD 93129Aa has left the main sequence and its age is estimated to be around 900,000 years. The existence of the zero-age main sequence stars within Trumpler 14 suggest its age may be less than 600,000 years. [7]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">HD 93250</span> Highly luminous binary star system in the constellation Carina

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trumpler 14</span> Open cluster in the constellation Carina

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