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Star in the constellation Carina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HD 77370 is a single[8] star in the constellation Carina. It has the Bayer designation b2 Carinae; HD 77370 is the identifier from the Henry Draper catalogue. This object has a yellow-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.17.[2] It is located at a distance of 86 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +13 km/s.[2]

Right ascension08h 59m 24.18167s[1]
Declination−59° 05′ 01.3624″[1]
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HD 77370
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 08h 59m 24.18167s[1]
Declination −59° 05′ 01.3624″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.17[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[1]
Spectral type F4V[3]
B−V color index 0.417±0.005[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+13.27±0.63[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −175.405[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +282.080[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)38.0773±0.0883 mas[1]
Distance85.7 ± 0.2 ly
(26.26 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.06[2]
Details
Mass1.45[4] M☉
Radius1.67+0.05
−0.11
[5] R☉
Luminosity4.834+0.28
−0.27
[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.18[4] cgs
Temperature6,699±97[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.93[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)60.4±3.0[6] km/s
Age1.3±0.3[2] Gyr
Other designations
b2 Car, BD−58°1327, FK5 2570, GC 12449, GJ 333.1, GJ 9283, HD 77370, HIP 44143, HR 3598, SAO 236475, CCDM J08594-5905, WDS J08594-5905A[7]
Database references
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This is an ordinary F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F4V.[3] It is around 1.3[2] billion years old and retains a relatively high projected rotational velocity of 60 km/s.[6] The star has 1.45[4] times the mass of the Sun and 1.67 times the Sun's radius.[5] It is radiating 4.8 times the luminosity of the Sun[5] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,699 K.[4] The star is the most likely source of the X-ray emission detected at these coordinates.[9]

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