V Puppis

This article is about V Puppis. For v Puppis, see Upsilon Puppis.
Not to be confused with ν Puppis.
V Puppis
Location of V Puppis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 58m 14.43920s[1]
Declination −49° 14′ 41.6803″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.41[2]
(5.10 + 5.59)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B1Vp + B3IV:[4]
U−B color index −0.96[2]
B−V color index −0.17[2]
Variable type β Lyr[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+19.40[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -5.34[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +7.12[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.40 ± 0.29 mas[1]
Distance960 ± 80 ly
(290 ± 30 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.56[7]
Orbit[3]
PrimaryV Pup Aa
CompanionV Pup Ab
Period (P)1.4544859 d
Semi-major axis (a)14.96±0.2 R☉
Details
V Pup Aa
Mass14.0[3] M☉
Radius5.48[3] R☉
Luminosity12,600[3] L☉
Temperature26,000[3] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)275.0[8] km/s
V Pup Ab
Mass7.3[3] M☉
Radius4.59[3] R☉
Luminosity6,500[3] L☉
Temperature24,000[3] K
Age5[3] Myr
Other designations
CD-48°3349, CCDM J07582-4915A, GC 10802, GSC 08143-03239, HIP 38957, HR 3129, HD 65818, SAO 219226, WDS J07582-4915A
Database references
SIMBADdata

V Puppis (V Pup) is a star system in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.41.[2] There is a binary star system at the center with a B1 dwarf orbiting a B3 subgiant star.[4] They have an orbital period of 1.45 days and a distance of only 15 solar radii apart.[3] However, the system moves back and forth, indicating that there is a massive object orbiting them with a period around 5.47 years. Based on the mass of the object, its lack of a visible spectrum, and circumstellar matter in the system with many heavy elements (as would be produced by a past supernova in the system), it is probably a black hole.[9][10] However, a follow-up study could not confirm this object, but found signs that there may be a third object which is fainter than the other components.[11]

A light curve for V Puppis, plotted from TESS data[12]

In addition to the main system, more distant components have been reported: B, at magnitude 11.5 and separation 6.2", C, at magnitude 13.2 and separation 18.9", D, at magnitude 9.88 and separation 39", and E, at magnitude 13 and separation from D of 10.4".[13]

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  10. ^ Qian, S.-B.; Liao, W.-P.; Fernández Lajús, E. (2008). "Evidence of a Massive Black Hole Companion in the Massive Eclipsing Binary V Puppis". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (1): 466–470. arXiv:0806.4944. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687..466Q. doi:10.1086/591515. S2CID 380178.
  11. ^ Budding, E; Love, T; Blackford, M G; Banks, T; Rhodes, M J (9 March 2021). "Absolute parameters of young stars: V puppis". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 502 (4): 6032–6043. arXiv:2102.00362. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab381.
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