HD 124448

HD 124448

A light curve for V821 Centauri, plotted from TESS data. Adapted from Jeffery et al. (2020)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 14h 14m 58.6293s[2]
Declination −46° 17′ 19.294″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.94 - 10.03[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −6.544±0.038 mas/yr
Dec.: −0.049±0.032 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.6240 ± 0.0312 mas[2]
Distance5,200 ± 300 ly
(1,600 ± 80 pc)
Other designations
V821 Cen, HD 124448, HIP 69619, 2MASS J14145863-4617192[4]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 124448, also called Popper's Star and V821 Centauri, is an extreme helium star in the Centaurus constellation.[1] Discovered by astronomer Daniel Popper, this star has a spectral classification of B2-B3 and a radius of 13 R☉.[5][6]

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