V372 Carinae
Star in the constellation Carina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
V372 Carinae is a single[9] star in the southern constellation of Carina. Located around 1300 light-years distant. It shines with a luminosity approximately 1742 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 14132 K.[7] It is a Beta Cephei variable.[4]
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 07h 52m 29.74145s[2] |
Declination | −54° 22′ 01.7898″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.70[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B1.5IV |
B−V color index | −0.151±0.004[3] |
Variable type | Beta Cephei[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +18.0±4.3[3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.534[2] mas/yr Dec.: +8.642[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.3134 ± 0.1239 mas[2] |
Distance | 1,410 ± 80 ly (430 ± 20 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.35[3] |
Details | |
Mass | 10.1±0.1[5] M☉ |
Radius | 8.4[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1,742[7] L☉ |
Temperature | 14,132[7] K |
Age | 15.8±2.2[5] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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