V Hydrae

V Hydrae
Location of V Hydrae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 51m 37.25661s[1]
Declination −21° 15′ 00.3245″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.0 - 12.3[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type C6,3e-C7,5e(N6e)[3]
B−V color index +5.43[4]
Variable type SRa[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14.80[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −11.02 ± 1.14[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 2.29 ± 1.16[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.44 ± 1.41 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 2,000 ly
(approx. 700 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.5 to +1.8[6]
Orbit[7]
Period (P)17.5 yr
Eccentricity (e)~0.0
Details
A
Mass1.0[8] M
Radius420[9]–430[10] R
Luminosity7,850[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.5[8] cgs
Temperature2,650[8] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)11 - 14[8] km/s
B
Mass<1[10] M
Other designations
V Hya, BD−20°3283, HIP 53085, 2MASS J10513724-2115002, IRAS 10491-2059, WDS J10516-2115
Database references
SIMBADdata

V Hydrae (V Hya) is a carbon star in the constellation Hydra. To date perhaps uniquely in our galaxy it has plasma ejections/eruptions on a grand scale that could be caused by its near, unseen companion.

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