Astronomy:HD 64440

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Short description: Star in the constellation Puppis
HD 64440
Puppis constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of HD 64440 (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension  07h 52m 13.03173s[1]
Declination −40° 34′ 32.8318″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.71[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1II+A0.5[3]
U−B color index +0.75[4]
B−V color index +1.05[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+24.00[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -18.00[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +5.01[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.25 ± 0.83[1] mas
Distance350 ± 30 ly
(108 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-1.44[2]
Details
Luminosity461[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.66[6] cgs
Temperature4,601[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.02[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.3[7] km/s
Other designations
a Puppis, CD-40°3579, FK5 301, GC 10655, HIP 38414, HR 3080, HD 64440, SAO 219082, WDS J07522-4035AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 64440, also known as a Puppis, is a spectroscopic binary[3] star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 3.71.[2] Located around 108 parsecs (350 ly) distant,[1] the primary is a bright giant of spectral type K1.5II and the secondary is an early A-type star. They orbit with a period just under 7 years and eccentricity 0.38.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V.  Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A.  Vizier catalog entry
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers 42 (2): 443. Bibcode2014JAVSO..42..443M. Vizier catalog entry
  5. Wilson, R. E. (1953). "General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication (Carnegie Institution for Science). Bibcode1953GCRV..C......0W. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Earle Luck, R. (2014). "Parameters and Abundances in Luminous Stars". The Astronomical Journal 147 (6): 137. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/147/6/137. Bibcode2014AJ....147..137L. 
  7. De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics 561: A126. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. Bibcode2014A&A...561A.126D.  Vizier catalog entry