HD 70555

HD 70555
Location of HD 70555 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 08h 21m 23.02665s[1]
Declination −33° 03′ 15.7147″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.83[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K2.5II-III[3]
U−B color index +1.60[2]
B−V color index +1.45[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+33.20[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -11.11[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +2.85[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.24 ± 0.25 mas[1]
Distance1,010 ± 80 ly
(310 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-2.60[5]
Details
Mass7.9[6] M☉
Luminosity2,230[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.67[7] cgs
Temperature4,265[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.12[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.8[9] km/s
Other designations
w Puppis, CD-32°5185, FK5 1219, GC 11400, GSC 07126-03938, HIP 40945, HR 3282, HD 70555, SAO 199118
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 70555 (w Puppis) is a class K2.5II-III[3] (orange giant) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.83[2] and it is approximately 1,010 light years away based on parallax.[1]

w Puppis should not be confused with W Puppis (Uppercase, Bayer designation),[10] or W Puppis (Uppercase, Variable star designation).[11]

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  7. ^ Soubiran, Caroline; Le Campion, Jean-François; Brouillet, Nathalie; Chemin, Laurent (2016). "The PASTEL catalogue: 2016 version". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 591: A118. arXiv:1605.07384. Bibcode:2016A&A...591A.118S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628497. S2CID 119258214.
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  9. ^ De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. S2CID 54046583. Vizier catalog entry
  10. ^ W Puppis
  11. ^ W Puppis