HD 93607

HD 93607
Location of HD 93607 in IC 2602 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 46m 51.21898s[1]
Declination −64° 23′ 00.5045″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.87[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B4V[3]
U−B color index −0.655[2]
B−V color index −0.15[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −18.590[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +9.832[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.6468 ± 0.0739 mas[1]
Distance491 ± 5 ly
(150 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.116[4]
Details
Mass5.9[5] M☉
Radius3.9[1] R☉
Luminosity893[4] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.098[6] cgs
Temperature16,882[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.34[1] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)160[6] km/s
Age17.5[5] Myr
Other designations
CPD−63 1655, HD 93607, HIP 52736, HR 4222, SAO 251120
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 93607 (HR 4222) is a star in the constellation Carina. Its apparent magnitude is 4.87. Its parent cluster is IC 2602.

HD 93607 is a B4 main sequence star, although older spectral studies classified it as a subgiant.[7] It is included on a list of the least variable stars amongst those observed by the Hipparcos satellite, with a possible variation less than 0.01 magnitudes.[8]

HD 93607 lies in the core region of the bright open cluster IC 3602. Its age is uncertain but around 17 million years.[5]

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