V518 Carinae

V518 Carinae
Location of V518 Carinae in IC 2602 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 42m 14.12040s[1]
Declination −64° 27′ 59.1323″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.82[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B3/5V[3]
U−B color index −0.58[2]
B−V color index −0.14[2]
Variable type γ Cas?[4]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)7.19 ± 0.20 mas[1]
Distance450 ± 10 ly
(139 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.169[5]
Details
Mass6.2[6] M☉
Radius3.30±0.07[7] R☉
Luminosity753[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.015[8] cgs
Temperature15,397[5] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)120[8] km/s
Age17.2[9] Myr
Other designations
V518 Carinae, HD 92938, HIP 52370, HR 4196
Database references
SIMBADdata

V518 Carinae (HR 4196) is a naked-eye variable star in the constellation Carina. It is a member of the bright open cluster IC 2602 near the Carina Nebula.

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