HD 37836

HD 37836
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 5h 35m 16.633s[1]
Declination −69° 40′ 38.44″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.55[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B0Iae[3]
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[1]
Distance163,000 ly
(49,970 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−8.5[4]
Details
Radius85[2] R☉
Luminosity4,169,000[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.14[1] cgs
Temperature28,200[2] K
Other designations
HD 37836, RMC 123, R123, HIP 26222
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 37836 is a candidate luminous blue variable located in the Large Magellanic Cloud and one of the brightest stars in its galaxy.[3][5]

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  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.