V372 Carinae

V372 Carinae

A light curve for V372 Carinae, plotted from TESS data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 07h 52m 29.74145s[2]
Declination −54° 22′ 01.7898″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.70[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B1.5IV
B−V color index −0.151±0.004[3]
Variable type Beta Cephei[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+18.0±4.3[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.534[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +8.642[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.3134 ± 0.1239 mas[2]
Distance1,410 ± 80 ly
(430 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.35[3]
Details
Mass10.1±0.1[5] M☉
Radius8.4[6] R☉
Luminosity1,742[7] L☉
Temperature14,132[7] K
Age15.8±2.2[5] Myr
Other designations
V372 Car, CD−54°1966, HD 64722, HIP 38438, HR 3088, SAO 235579[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

V372 Carinae is a single[9] star in the southern constellation of Carina. Located around 1300 light-years distant. It shines with a luminosity approximately 1742 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 14132 K.[7] It is a Beta Cephei variable.[4]

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