Astronomy:HD 124448

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Short description: Star in the constellation Centaurus
HD 124448
V821CenLightCurve.png
A light curve for V821 Centauri, plotted from TESS data. Adapted from Jeffery et al. (2020)[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Centaurus (constellation)
Right ascension  14h 14m 58.6293s[2]
Declination −46° 17′ 19.294″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.94 - 10.03[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −6.544±0.038 mas/yr
Dec.: −0.049±0.032 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.6240 ± 0.0312[2] mas
Distance5,200 ± 300 ly
(1,600 ± 80 pc)
Other designations
V821 Cen, HD 124448, HIP 69619, 2MASS J14145863-4617192[4]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 124448, also called Popper's Star and V821 Centauri, is an extreme helium star in the Centaurus constellation.[1] Discovered by astronomer Daniel Popper, this star has a spectral classification of B2-B3 and a radius of 13 R.[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jeffery, C. Simon; Barentsen, Geert; Handler, Gerald (2020). "TESS photometry of extreme helium stars PV Tel and V821 Cen". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 495 (1): L135–L138. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slaa075. Bibcode2020MNRAS.495L.135J. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. "V821 Cen". Sternberg Astronomical Institute. http://www.sai.msu.su/gcvs/cgi-bin/search2.cgi?search=V821+Cen. 
  4. "HD 124448". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+124448. 
  5. Schoenberner, D.; Wolf, R. E. A. (1974). "Fine analysis of Popper's star HD 124448". Astronomy and Astrophysics 37: 87. Bibcode1974A&A....37...87S. 
  6. Popper, Daniel M. (1946). "The Spectrum of HD 124448. Second Note". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 58 (345): 370. doi:10.1086/125875. Bibcode1946PASP...58..370P.