Astronomy:LS Canis Majoris
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Short description: Binary star system in the constellation Canis Major
 A light curve for LS Canis Majoris from BRITE nanosatellite data, adapted from Ratajczak et al. (2019)[1] | |
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Right ascension | 07h 01m 05.94626s[2] |
| Declination | −25° 12′ 56.2817″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.63 – 5.79[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B2/3III/IV[4] |
| Variable type | Eclipsing binary[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 6.0[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.638[2] mas/yr Dec.: +5.332[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.1591 ± 0.0613[2] mas |
| Distance | 1,510 ± 40 ly (460 ± 10 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.04[6] |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
LS Canis Majoris is an eclipsing binary star located around 1,510 light years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. Its apparent magnitude ranges from 5.63 to 5.79. The orbital period of binary pair and the period of light variation is 70.048 days.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ratajczak, M.; Pigulski, A.; Pavlovski, K. (May 2019). "Tracking massive pairs". Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso 49 (2): 252–257. Bibcode: 2019CoSka..49..252R. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019CoSka..49..252R. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LS CMa". AAVSO. https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=5420.
- ↑ Houk, N.; Smith-Moore, M. (1988). "Catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, Vol.4". Michigan Spectral Survey 4. Bibcode: 1988mcts.book.....H.
- ↑ Kharchenko, N. V. (2007). "Astrophysical supplements to the ASCC-2.5: Ia. Radial velocities of ~55000 stars and mean radial velocities of 516 Galactic open clusters and associations". Astronomische Nachrichten 328 (9): 889. doi:10.1002/asna.200710776. Bibcode: 2007AN....328..889K.
- ↑ Melnik, A. M.; Dambis, A. K. (2020). "Distance scale for high-luminosity stars in OB associations and in field with Gaia DR2. Spurious systematic motions". Astrophysics and Space Science 365 (7): 112. doi:10.1007/s10509-020-03827-0. Bibcode: 2020Ap&SS.365..112M.
- ↑ "LS Canis Majoris - Eclipsing Binary". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=LS+CMa&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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