Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Puppis |
Right ascension | 07h 35m 22.89366s [1] |
Declination | −28° 22′ 09.5735″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.65 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B8V [3] |
U−B color index | -0.43 [4] |
B−V color index | -0.12 [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +3.30 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -65.93
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: -19.73 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 14.72 ± 0.67 mas [1] |
Distance | 220 ± 10
ly (68 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.46 [2] |
Details | |
Mass | 3.23 [6] M☉ |
Radius | 2.1 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 120 [6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.29 [8] cgs |
Temperature | 12,680 [6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 203 [6] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 60863 is a class B8V [3] (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.65 [2] and it is approximately 222 light years away based on parallax. [1]
In addition to the primary, there are distant companions B, at magnitude 9.13 and separation 36.9", and C, at magnitude 10.44 and separation from B of 43.1". [9]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Puppis |
Right ascension | 07h 35m 22.89366s [1] |
Declination | −28° 22′ 09.5735″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.65 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B8V [3] |
U−B color index | -0.43 [4] |
B−V color index | -0.12 [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +3.30 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -65.93
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: -19.73 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 14.72 ± 0.67 mas [1] |
Distance | 220 ± 10
ly (68 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.46 [2] |
Details | |
Mass | 3.23 [6] M☉ |
Radius | 2.1 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 120 [6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.29 [8] cgs |
Temperature | 12,680 [6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 203 [6] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 60863 is a class B8V [3] (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.65 [2] and it is approximately 222 light years away based on parallax. [1]
In addition to the primary, there are distant companions B, at magnitude 9.13 and separation 36.9", and C, at magnitude 10.44 and separation from B of 43.1". [9]