HD 56456

HD 56456
Location of HD 56456 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 14m 38.14062s[1]
Declination −48° 16′ 18.9420″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.76[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8.5Vn[3]
U−B color index -0.29[2]
B−V color index -0.10[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+39.00[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -4.40[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +0.01[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.66 ± 0.17 mas[1]
Distance377 ± 7 ly
(115 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-0.56[5]
Details
Mass3.39[6] M☉
Luminosity220[6] L☉
Temperature10,860[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)240[6] km/s
Other designations
CD-48°2807, CCDM J07146-4816A, GC 9635, GSC 08123-02767, HIP 35020, HR 2762, HD 56456, SAO 218567, WDS J07146-4816A
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 56456 is a class B8.5V[3] (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.76[2] and it is approximately 377 light years away based on parallax.[1]

It has one companion, B, at magnitude 13.5 and separation 18".[7]

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  5. ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
  6. ^ a b c d Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 537: A120. arXiv:1201.2052. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A.120Z. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691. S2CID 55586789. Vizier catalog entry
  7. ^ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920. Vizier catalog entry