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PT Puppis

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PT Puppis

A light curve for PT Puppis, plotted from TESS data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 36m 41.03388s[2]
Declination −19° 42′ 08.4211″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.720–5.740[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B2 II
Variable type Beta Cephei
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+22.00 ± 4.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.86 ± 0.21[2] mas/yr
Dec.: 5.81 ± 0.20[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.93 ± 0.28 mas[2]
Distanceapprox. 1,700 ly
(approx. 520 pc)
Details
Mass7.94[4] M
Luminosity6405[4] L
Temperature19400[4] K
Other designations
PT Puppis, HR 2928, HD 61068, HIP 37036, SAO 153149
Database references
SIMBADdata

PT Puppis (PT Pup) is a star in the constellation Puppis. Anamarija Stankov confirmed this star as a Beta Cephei variable.[5] Analysis of its spectrum and allowing for extinction gives a mass 7.94 times that of the Sun, a surface temperature of 19,400 K and luminosity of 6405 Suns.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes". Space Telescope Science Institute. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (November 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
  3. ^ "GCVS catalog (GCVS 5.1, version Oct, 2020)". Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Hohle, M. M.; Neuhäuser, R.; Schutz, B. F. (April 2010), "Masses and luminosities of O- and B-type stars and red supergiants", Astronomische Nachrichten, 331 (4): 349, arXiv:1003.2335, Bibcode:2010AN....331..349H, doi:10.1002/asna.200911355, S2CID 111387483
  5. ^ Stankov, Anamarija; Handler, Gerald (2005). "Catalog of Galactic β Cephei Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 158 (2): 193–216. arXiv:astro-ph/0506495. Bibcode:2005ApJS..158..193S. doi:10.1086/429408. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 119526948.