Star in the constellation Carina
HR 2554
Location of A Carinae (circled)
Observation dataEpoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS )
Constellation
Carina
Right ascension
06h 49m 51.31414s [ 1]
Declination
−53° 37′ 20.8182″[ 1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
+4.40[ 2] ([ 3] )
Characteristics
Spectral type
G6II + A1V[ 4]
U−B color index
+0.61[ 2]
B−V color index
+0.92[ 2]
R−I color index
+0.45[ 2]
Variable type
EA [ 3]
Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv )26.0 ± 0.9[ 5] km/s Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.99[ 1] mas /yr Dec.: 17.58[ 1] mas /yr Parallax (π)5.99 ± 0.18 mas [ 1] Distance 182[ 4] pc Absolute magnitude (MV )–1.58[ 6]
Orbit [ 7] Period (P)195.245 days Eccentricity (e)0.00585 Inclination (i)82.7° Semi-amplitude (K1 ) (primary)24.2535 km/s Semi-amplitude (K2 ) (secondary)38.6[ 4] km/s
Details[ 4] A Mass 3.14 M ☉ Radius 31.3 R ☉ Luminosity 537 L ☉ Surface gravity (log g )1.94 cgs Temperature 4,981 K B Mass 1.98 M ☉ Radius 1.9 R ☉ Luminosity 25 L ☉ Surface gravity (log g )4,18 cgs Temperature 9,388 K Metallicity −0.04
Other designations A Carinae,
V415 Car,
CCDM J06499-5337,
CD −53°1613,
CPD −53°1168,
GC 8972,
GSC 08536-00794,
HD 50337,
HIP 32761,
HR 2554,
PPM 335506,
SAO 234737,
TYC 8536-794-1
Database references SIMBAD data
HR 2554 , also known as V415 Carinae and A Carinae , is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary of the Algol type in the constellation of Carina whose apparent visual magnitude varies by 0.06 magnitude and is approximately 4.39 at maximum brightness. Its primary is a G-type bright giant star and its secondary is an A-type main-sequence star . It is approximately 553 light-years from Earth .
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^ a b c d HR 2554 , database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50 . Accessed on line August 23, 2008.
^ a b Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S . 1 . Bibcode :2009yCat....102025S .
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