HD 57197

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about M Puppis. It is not to be confused with m Puppis.
M Puppis
Puppis constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of M Puppis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 18m 04.24926s[1]
Declination −43° 59′ 12.4288″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.84[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8II/III[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+13.00[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -9.60[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -5.46[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.51 ± 0.23[1] mas
Distance590 ± 20 ly
(181 ± 8 pc)
Other designations
M Puppis, CD-43°3093, GC 9732, HIP 35347, HR 2789, HD 57197, SAO 218618
Database references
SIMBADdata

M Puppis (M Pup, HR 2789, HD 57197) is a blue giant or bright giant star (spectral type B8II/III[3]) in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 5.84,[2] which means it is visible with the naked eye under optimal conditions. It is approximately 590 light years away based on parallax.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
  2. ^ a b Hog, E.; Fabricius, C. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H. Vizier catalog entry
  3. ^ a b Houk, N. (1978). "Catalogue of two dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, Vol. 2". Michigan Spectral Survey. 2. Bibcode:1978mcts.book.....H.
  4. ^ Kharchenko, N.V.; Scholz, R.-D.; Piskunov, A.E.; Röser, S.; Schilbach, E. (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. arXiv:0705.0878. Bibcode:2007AN....328..889K. doi:10.1002/asna.200710776. S2CID 119323941.


Stub icon

This giant-star-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""