| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 5h 35m 16.633s[2] |
| Declination | −69° 40′ 38.44″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.55[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B0Iae[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (U) | 9.87 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.736 |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | 10.73 |
| Apparent magnitude (I) | 10.164 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 9.886 |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 9.72 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.381 |
| Variable type | cLBV and α Cygni |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −474.41 km/s |
| Parallax (π) | 0.0271 ± 0.0139 mas[2] |
| Distance | 163,000 ly (49,970 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −8.5[5] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 85[3] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 4,169,000[3] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.14[2] cgs |
| Temperature | 28,200[3] K |
| Other designations | |
HD 37836, RMC 123, R123, HIP 26222 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 37836 is a candidate luminous blue variable located in the Large Magellanic Cloud and one of the brightest stars in its galaxy.[4][6]
- ^ "ASAS-SN Variable Stars Database". ASAS-SN Variable Stars Database. ASAS-SN. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Lennon, Daniel J.; Marel, Roeland P. van der; Lerate, Mercedes Ramos; O’Mullane, William; Sahlmann, Johannes (2017-07-01). "Gaia TGAS search for Large Magellanic Cloud runaway supergiant stars - Candidate hypervelocity star discovery and the nature of R 71". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 603: A75. arXiv:1611.05504. Bibcode:2017A&A...603A..75L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201630076. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 119474184.
- ^ Genderen, A. M. van (2001-02-01). "S Doradus variables in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 366 (2): 508–531. Bibcode:2001A&A...366..508V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000022. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 55796300.
- ^ Richardson, Noel D.; Mehner, Andrea (2018-07-11). "The 2018 Census of Luminous Blue Variables in the Local Group". Research Notes of the AAS. 2 (3): 121. arXiv:1807.04262. Bibcode:2018RNAAS...2..121R. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/aad1f3. ISSN 2515-5172.