PU Puppis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Right ascension | 07h 38m 18.04541s[1] |
| Declination | −25° 21′ 53.3017″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.69[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B8III[3] |
| U−B color index | -0.35[4] |
| B−V color index | -0.11[4] |
| Variable type | β Lyr[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +41.00[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -3.03[1] mas/yr Dec.: -7.42[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.27 ± 0.26 mas[1] |
| Distance | 620 ± 30 ly (190 ± 9 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | -1.69[2] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 4.13[7] M☉ |
| Luminosity | 700[7] L☉ |
| Temperature | 11,190[7] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 123[7] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
PU Puppis (PU Pup) is a class B8III[3] (blue giant) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.69[2] and it is approximately 620 light years away based on parallax.[1]
It is a β Lyrae variable, ranging from 4.75 to 4.69 magnitude with a period of 2.58 days.[5] The secondary is estimated at about 5.6 magnitude, although recent observations have failed to confirm it.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b c Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b Garrison, R. F.; Gray, R. O. (1994). "The late B-type stars: Refined MK classification, confrontation with stromgren photometry, and the effects of rotation". The Astronomical Journal. 107: 1556. Bibcode:1994AJ....107.1556G. doi:10.1086/116967.
- ^ a b Mermilliod, J. C. (2006). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Homogeneous Means in the UBV System (Mermilliod 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/168. Originally Published in: Institut d'Astronomie. 2168. Bibcode:2006yCat.2168....0M.Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....1.2025S.
- ^ Kharchenko, N.V.; Scholz, R.-D.; Piskunov, A.E.; Röser, S.; Schilbach, E. (2007). "Astrophysical supplements to the ASCC-2.5: Ia. Radial velocities of ∼55000 stars and mean radial velocities of 516 Galactic open clusters and associations". Astronomische Nachrichten. 328 (9): 889. arXiv:0705.0878. Bibcode:2007AN....328..889K. doi:10.1002/asna.200710776. S2CID 119323941.
- ^ a b c d Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 537: A120. arXiv:1201.2052. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A.120Z. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691. S2CID 55586789. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ Tokovinin, Andrei; Mason, Brian D.; Hartkopf, William I. (2014). "Speckle Interferometry at Soar in 2012 and 2013". The Astronomical Journal. 147 (5): 123. arXiv:1403.4970. Bibcode:2014AJ....147..123T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/147/5/123. S2CID 118489659.
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