HD 60863

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Right ascension07h 35m 22.89366s[2]
Declination−28° 22 09.5735[2]
HD 60863
Location of HD 60863 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis[1]
Right ascension 07h 35m 22.89366s[2]
Declination −28° 22 09.5735[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.65[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[3]
Spectral type B8V[4]
U−B color index −0.43[5]
B−V color index −0.12[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+3.30[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −65.93[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −19.73[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.72±0.67 mas[2]
Distance220 ± 10 ly
(68 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.46[1]
Details
A
Mass3.1±0.1[7] M
Radius2.4[7] R
Luminosity120[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.29[8] cgs
Temperature12,680[3] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)203[3] km/s
Age110+50
−20
[7] Myr
B
Mass0.58+0.0
−0.3
[7] M
Radius0.54[7] R
Temperature4,000[7] K
Other designations
p Puppis, CD−28°4566, CCDM J07354-2823A, GC 10178, GSC 06551-03461, HIP 36917, HR 2922, HD 60863, SAO 174058, WDS J07354-2822A
Database references
SIMBADdata

p Puppis (HD 60863) is a star system the constellation Puppis. This system consists of a B8V[4] (blue main-sequence) star and a secondary star at 7.4 AU, much smaller than the primary, as well as farther companions.[7] Its apparent magnitude is 4.65[1] and it is approximately 222 light years away based on parallax.[2]

In addition to the inner pair, there are the distant companions HIP 36890, at apparent magnitude 7.83[9] and projected separation of 38,700 AU, which is itself an astrometric binary, and a faint white dwarf at a distance of 1,300 AU. This make p Puppis a five-star system.[7]

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