HD 88366
S Carinae (HD 88366) is a variable star in the constellation Carina.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 10h 09m 21.894s[1] |
Declination | −61° 32′ 56.43″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.5 - 10.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | AGB[3] |
Spectral type | K5e - M6e[2] |
U−B color index | +0.93 to +1.93[4] |
B−V color index | +1.43 to +2.60[4] |
Variable type | Mira[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 289.30[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −94.237[1] mas/yr Dec.: 76.811[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.0110 ± 0.0855[1] mas |
Distance | 1,620 ± 70 ly (500 ± 20 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.71 to −3.41[6] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.6[7] M☉ |
Radius | 120[7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 2,200[4] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | −0.9 - 1.0[8] cgs |
Temperature | 3,050 - 3,590[8] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
S Carinae is an M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.94. It is approximately 1,620 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Mira type variable star and its brightness varies between magnitude +4.5 and +10.0 with a period of 149.49 days.[2] It has one of the earliest spectral types, and hence the hottest temperatures, of any Mira variable, and has a relatively short period for the class.[9] It is a pulsating star, with the temperature being highest at maximum visual brightness and lowest at the visual minimum.[8]
S Carinae has exhausted its core hydrogen and expanded to become a red giant. It has also exhausted its core helium and evolved to the asymptotic giant branch, where it fuses hydrogen and helium in separate shells outside the core.[9][3]
References
- 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.
- Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1: B/gcvs. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- Eggen, Olin J. (1992). "Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars Near the Sun". The Astronomical Journal. 104: 275. Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E. doi:10.1086/116239.
- Eggen, O. J. (1972). "Narrow-and broad-band photometry of red stars. VII. Luminosities and temperatures for halo-population red stars of high luminosity". The Astrophysical Journal. 172: 639. Bibcode:1972ApJ...172..639E. doi:10.1086/151383.
- Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
- Celis, L. (1995). "Luminosity Attenuation and Distances of Red Giant Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 98: 701. Bibcode:1995ApJS...98..701C. doi:10.1086/192175.
- Willson, L. A.; Wallerstein, G.; Pilachowski, C. A. (1982). "Atmospheric kinematics of high velocity long period variables". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 198 (2): 483–516. Bibcode:1982MNRAS.198..483W. doi:10.1093/mnras/198.2.483.
- Shinkawa, Donna (1973). "The Mira Variable S Carinae". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 25: 253. Bibcode:1973ApJS...25..253S. doi:10.1086/190269.
- Schultheis, M.; Glass, I. S. (2001). "Asymptotic giant branch variables in Baade's Windows". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 327 (4): 1193–1200. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.327.1193S. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04825.x.