HD 90264

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HD 90264
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 22m 58.14606s [1]
Declination −66° 54 05.3903 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.97 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8V [3]
B−V color index −0.128±0.003 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+12.0±4.2 [2]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −22.39 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: +11.48 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.12 ± 0.18  mas [1]
Distance 402 ± 9  ly
(123 ± 3  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−0.403 [4]
Orbit [4]
Period (P)15.727±0.001 d
Semi-major axis (a)52.66  R
Eccentricity (e)0.044±0.014
Inclination (i)54°
Periastron epoch (T)2,452,814.78±1.05  JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
138±25°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
62.2±1.9 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
76.0±1.5 km/s
Details
A
Mass 4.3 [4]   M
Luminosity 288.39 [2]   L
Rotational velocity (v sin i)7 [4]  km/s
Age 18 [4]   Myr
B
Mass 3.5 [4]   M
Other designations
L Car, CPD−66°1243, FK5  2834, GC  14283, HD  90264, HIP  50847, HR  4089, SAO  250940 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 90264 is a binary star [4] system in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the Bayer designation of L Carinae, while HD 90264 is the star's identifier in the Henry Draper catalogue . This system has a blue-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.97. [2] It is located at a distance of approximately 402  light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of around +12 km/s. [2] The system is a member of the Lower Centaurus Crux association of the Sco-Cen Complex. [4]

This system was found to be a close double-lined spectroscopic binary in 1977, consisting of two B-type main-sequence stars. It has a near circular orbit with a period of 15.727 days and a semimajor axis of 0.2449  AU. They appear to be spin-orbit synchronized. Both stars appear to be deficient in helium. The primary is a helium variable star while the companion is a mercury-manganese star. The variability of both stars aligns favorably with the orbital period. [4]

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Epsilon Librae is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the zodiac constellation Libra. With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.922, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 32.02 mas, it is located about 102 light years away from the Sun.

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