Astronomy:HD 76805

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Short description: Triple star system in the constellation Vela
HD 76805
Location of HD 76805 (circled in red)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Vela[1]
Right ascension  08h 56m 19.2615s[2]
Declination −52° 43′ 24.506″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.70[citation needed]
Characteristics
Spectral type B5V + B9.5V[3]
Astrometry
A
Proper motion (μ) RA: −15.386±0.588[2] mas/yr
Dec.: 14.468±0.524[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.5823 ± 0.3177[2] mas
Distance380 ± 10 ly
(117 ± 4 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −17.787±0.271[4] mas/yr
Dec.: 12.031±0.250[4] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.1722 ± 0.1358[4] mas
Distance399 ± 7 ly
(122 ± 2 pc)
Orbit
PrimaryAa
CompanionAb
Period (P)1.097654
Eccentricity (e)0
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
48.7 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
92.8 km/s
Details
Aa
Mass4.14[5] M☉
Temperature16,000[3] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)50[3] km/s
Ab
Mass0.59[5] M☉
Temperature9,500[3] K
B
Mass1.55[5] M☉
Temperature8,871[4] K
Other designations
H Vel, CPD−52 1788, HD 76805, HIP 43878, HR 3574, SAO 236417[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 76805, also known as H Velorum, is a triple star system in the constellation Vela, at a distance of approximately 390 light years.

A visual pair of stars with magnitudes 4.7 and 8.0 are separated by 2.7″. Their estimated orbital period is 646,000 years. The primary is a spectroscopic binary with two B-class main sequence stars in a 1.1-day orbit.[3]

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