HD 90264

HD 90264
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 22m 58.14606s[1]
Declination −66° 54′ 05.3903″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.97[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8V[3]
B−V color index −0.128±0.003[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+12.0±4.2[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −22.39[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +11.48[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.12 ± 0.18 mas[1]
Distance402 ± 9 ly
(123 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.403[4]
Orbit[4]
Period (P)15.727±0.001 d
Semi-major axis (a)52.66 R
Eccentricity (e)0.044±0.014
Inclination (i)54°
Periastron epoch (T)2,452,814.78±1.05 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
138±25°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
62.2±1.9 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
76.0±1.5 km/s
Details
A
Mass4.3[4] M
Luminosity288.39[2] L
Rotational velocity (v sin i)7[4] km/s
Age18[4] Myr
B
Mass3.5[4] M
Other designations
L Car, CPD−66°1243, FK5 2834, GC 14283, HD 90264, HIP 50847, HR 4089, SAO 250940[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 90264 is a binary star[4] system in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the Bayer designation of L Carinae, while HD 90264 is the star's identifier in the Henry Draper catalogue. This system has a blue-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.97.[2] It is located at a distance of approximately 402 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of around +12 km/s.[2] The system is a member of the Lower Centaurus Crux association of the Sco-Cen Complex.[4]

This system was found to be a close double-lined spectroscopic binary in 1977, consisting of two B-type main-sequence stars. It has a near circular orbit with a period of 15.727 days and a semimajor axis of 0.2449 AU. They appear to be spin-orbit synchronized. Both stars appear to be deficient in helium. The primary is a helium variable star while the companion is a mercury-manganese star. The variability of both stars aligns favorably with the orbital period.[4]

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