PP Carinae
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For P Carinae, see HD 90772.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 10h32m01.4s |
| Declination | −61°41′07″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.30 |
| Distance | 497 ± 37 ly (152 ± 11 pc) |
| Spectral type | B4Vne |
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PP Carinae, which also has the Bayer designation p Carinae (p Car) is a star in the constellation Carina.
PP Carinae is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.30. This star has 5.3 times the radius of the Sun.[1] It is approximately 497 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +3.27 to +3.37.
[edit] References
- ^ Underhill, A. B. et al. (November 1979), "Effective temperatures, angular diameters, distances and linear radii for 160 O and B stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 189: 601–605, Bibcode 1979MNRAS.189..601U
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