Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 07h 52m 29.74145s [2] |
Declination | −54° 22′ 01.7898″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.70 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B1.5IV |
B−V color index | −0.151±0.004 [3] |
Variable type | Beta Cephei [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +18.0±4.3 [3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.534 [2] mas/yr Dec.: +8.642 [2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.3134 ± 0.1239 mas [2] |
Distance | 1,410 ± 80 ly (430 ± 20 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.35 [3] |
Details | |
Mass | 10.1±0.1 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 8.4 [6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1,742 [7] L☉ |
Temperature | 14,132 [7] K |
Age | 15.8±2.2 [5] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
V372 Carinae is a single [9] star in the southern constellation of Carina. Located around 1300 light-years distant. It shines with a luminosity approximately 1742 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 14132 K. [7] It is a Beta Cephei variable. [4]
15 Aquarii, abbreviated 15 Aqr, is a single, blue-white star in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. 15 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation. It is a dim star that is just visible to the naked eye under good viewing conditions, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.83. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.6 mas, it is located around 710 light years away. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.18 due to interstellar dust. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −9 km/s. Relative to its neighbors, 15 Aqr has a peculiar velocity of 28.7+2.9
−3.1 km/s and may be a runaway star.
19 Aurigae is a single star located approximately 3,800 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.05. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 4.3 km/s.
42 Camelopardalis is a single star in the constellation Camelopardalis, located roughly 770 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.14. The visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.22 due to interstellar dust. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 3 km/s. 42 Camelopardalis has a peculiar velocity of 24.4+1.9
−2.1 km/s and may be a runaway star.
HD 73390, also called e1 Carinae, is a binary star system in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 870 light years from Earth. The primary is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.27. It displays an infrared excess and is a candidate host of an orbiting debris disk. The secondary is a magnitude 8.9 star which has a mass and temperature similar to the Sun.
Sigma Centauri, Latinized from σ Centauri, is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.91. A visual companion at an angular separation of 88.11±0.37 mas along a position angle of 14.33°±2.59° was detected in 2010 using interferometry, but its association with Sigma Centauri remains undetermined as of 2013. The distance to Sigma Centauri, based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.92 mas, is around 412 light years.
HD 125288 is a single star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has the Bayer designation v Centauri ; while HD 125288 is the star's identifier in the Henry Draper catalogue. The object has a blue-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.30. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately 1,230 light years from the Sun. This is a candidate runaway star that is moving to the west and falling back into the Galactic plane. It has an absolute magnitude of −3.56.
HD 75063 is a single star in the southern constellation of Vela. It has the Bayer designation of a Velorum, while HD 75063 is the identifier from the Henry Draper Catalogue. This is a naked-eye star with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.87 and has a white hue. The star is located at a distance of approximately 1,900 light-years from the Sun based on parallax measurements and has an absolute magnitude of −4.89. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +23 km/s.
17 Vulpeculae is a single, blue-white hued star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula. The distance to this star can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 6.8168±0.1430, which yields a separation of roughly 480 light years. It is moving nearer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s, and will make its closest approach in around 6.1 million years at a distance of about 419 ly (128.36 pc). The star is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.08.
2 Vulpeculae is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, located around 1,800 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.43.
1 Scorpii, or b Scorpii, is a single star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.63, which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The star shows an annual parallax shift of 6.59 mas from Earth's orbit, which equates to a distance of roughly 490 light years. It is a probable member of the Sco OB2 moving group.
η Lupi, often Latinised as Eta Lupi, is a probable triple star system in the southern constellation of Lupus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.41. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 27.80 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 136 parsecs (440 ly) distant from the Sun. It is a member of the Upper Centaurus–Lupus subgroup of the nearby Sco OB2 association.
Phi2 Lupi, Latinized from φ2 Lupi, is a solitary star in the southern constellation of Lupus. With an apparent magnitude of 4.535, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.28 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 520 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.052±0.013 due to interstellar dust. It is a member of the Upper Centaurus–Lupus subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
Epsilon Normae, Latinised from ε Normae, is a blue-white hued triple star system in the southern constellation of Norma. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.47, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.15 mas as seen from Earth, the system is located around 530 light years distant from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.21 due to interstellar dust.
ET Virginis is a single, red-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It can be viewed with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.91. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.9 mas, it is located 560 light years away. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +18.6 km/s, having come within 177 ly of the Sun around 6.3 million years ago.
HD 85622 is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.58. The distance to HD 85622 can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 4.3 mas, yielding a value of 750 light years. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +8 km/s.
GX Velorum is a solitary variable star in the southern constellation of Vela. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 4.99. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located approximately 4,200 light years distant from the Sun, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +28 km/s. It may be a member of the Vela OB1 association of co-moving stars.
Omega Geminorum, Latinized from ω Geminorum, is a star located in the middle of the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.18, it is faintly visible to the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale, it can be viewed from dark suburban skies. With an annual parallax shift of just 2.19 mas, it is located about 1,500 light years from the Sun.
Omega2 Tauri is a solitary, white hued star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.9, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye at night. The distance to this system, as determined using an annual parallax shift of 34.55 mas as seen from the Earth, is about 94 light years.
Pi2 Octantis, Latinized from π2 Octantis, is a solitary star situated in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.64, allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. Located 1,570 light years away, the star is approaching the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of −13.8 km/s.
HD 34255, also known HR 1720, is a star located in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.60, allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye. The object is located relatively far at a distance of about 1.65 kly but is approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of −7.7 km/s.