HD 59612

HD 59612
Location of HD 59612 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 29m 51.41230s[1]
Declination −23° 01′ 27.4447″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.86[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A5 Ib[3]
U−B color index +0.17[2]
B−V color index +0.24[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)35.00[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.831[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +4.172[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.7535 ± 0.0738 mas[1]
Distance4,300 ± 400 ly
(1,300 ± 100 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−5.10[5]
Details
Mass12.9[3] M☉
Radius44[5] R☉
Luminosity10,864[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.78[3] cgs
Temperature8,620[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.02[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)27[5] km/s
Age15[3] Myr
Other designations
BD−22°1897, CD−22°4587, CCDM J07299-2301AB, GC 10043, HD 59612, HIP 36431, HR 2874, SAO 173864, WDS J07299-2301AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 59612 is a class A5Ib supergiant star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.86[2] and it is approximately 4,300 light years away based on parallax.

It has one companion, B, at magnitude 10.7 and separation 3.0".[7] It shares a common proper motion with HD 59612 and is at a similar distance.[8]

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  6. ^ Gray, R. O.; Graham, P. W.; Hoyt, S. R. (2001). "The Physical Basis of Luminosity Classification in the Late A-, F-, and Early G-Type Stars. II. Basic Parameters of Program Stars and the Role of Microturbulence". The Astronomical Journal. 121 (4): 2159. Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2159G. doi:10.1086/319957.
  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
  8. ^ 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. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.