HD 63922

This article is about P Puppis. For p Puppis, see HD 60863. Not to be confused with ρ (rho) Puppis.
HD 63922
Location of HD 63922 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 49m 14.29536s[1]
Declination −46° 22′ 23.5422″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.11[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B0III[3]
U−B color index −1.01[2]
B−V color index −0.18[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+24.00[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -4.37[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +8.66[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.98 ± 0.28 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 1,600 ly
(approx. 510 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-4.37[5]
Details
Mass19.3[6] M☉
Luminosity3209[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.95[7] cgs
Temperature31,200[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.16[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)49[3] km/s
Other designations
P Puppis, CD-46°3458, CCDM J07493-4622A, GC 10576, GSC 08134-03515, HIP 38164, HR 3055, HD 63922, SAO 219035, WDS J07492-4622Aa,Ab
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 63922 is a class B0III[3] (blue giant) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.11[2] and it is approximately 1600 light years away based on parallax.[1]

It is a multiple star; the primary has one close companion, Ab, at 0.3" separation and magnitude 7.19, and a more distant one, B, at 59.1" and 8.79 magnitude.[8]

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  7. ^ a b Nieva, M.-F.; Przybilla, N. (2012). "Present-day cosmic abundances". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 539: A143. arXiv:1203.5787. Bibcode:2012A&A...539A.143N. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118158. S2CID 119206639.
  8. ^ 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