V357 Carinae
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For A Carinae, see V415 Carinae.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 09h10m58.0s |
| Declination | −58°58′01″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.43 |
| Distance | 419 ± 25 ly (128 ± 8 pc) |
| Spectral type | B2IV-V |
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V357 Carinae (a Car, a Carinae) is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 419 light years from Earth. The mean apparent magnitude of the system is +3.43.
V357 Carinae is composed of two similar blue-white B-type subgiants. This star has five times the radius of the Sun.[1] It is an eclipsing binary. Due to the eclipses, it is a variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +3.41 to +3.44 with a period of 6.75 days, which is its orbital period.
References [edit]
- ^ 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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