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This article is about M Carinae. For m Carinae, see HD 83944.
M Carinae
Location of M Carinae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 13m 30.6318s[1]
Declination −66° 22′ 22.1166″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.154±0.009[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type kA8 mF4 III[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−15.2 ± 2[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −34.330[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +11.333[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.5045 ± 0.1031 mas[1]
Distance310 ± 3 ly
(95.2 ± 0.9 pc)
Other designations
M Carinae, CPD−65°1273, GC 14066, HD 88981, HIP 50083, HR 4025, SAO 250880, GSC 08955-01326[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

M Carinae (M Car) is a star in the constellation Carina. It is a white A-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.154. It is approximately 308 light-years from Earth.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P.; Wicenec, A. (March 2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H. ISSN 0004-6361.
  3. ^ Hoffleit, Dorrit (1953). "The spectra and absolute magnitudes of 500 A3 - G2 stars". Annals of Harvard College Observatory. 119: 1–35. Bibcode:1953AnHar.119....1H.
  4. ^ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication: 0. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  5. ^ "HR 4025". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-02-25.


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