KQ Puppis

KQ Puppis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 33m 47.96383s[1]
Declination −14° 31 26.0026[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +3.19[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M2Iab/B0Ve[3]
U−B color index +0.29[2]
B−V color index +0.41[2]
Variable type LC[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+22[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -6.98[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +4.82[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.12 ± 0.45[1] mas
Distance1,400[6] pc
Details
Mass13-20/17[6] M
Radius570/4.35[6] R
Luminosity59,800/13,800[6] L
Temperature?/30,000[6] K
Other designations
KQ Pup, GSC 05409-01859, HD 60414, HD 60415, HIP 36773, HR 2902, NGC 2422 9, SAO 153072
Database references
SIMBADdata

KQ Puppis (KQ Pup) is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Puppis. A red supergiant star and a hot main sequence star orbit each other every 9,742 days.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. González-Riestra, R.; Rossi, C.; Viotti, R. F. (2003). "First far-UV observations of KQ Puppis with FUSE". Astronomy and Astrophysics 399 (2): 681. Bibcode:2003A&A...399..681G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021830.
  4. 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: 02025. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  5. Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Washington: 0. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rossi, C.; Altamore, A.; Baratta, G. B.; Friedjung, M.; Viotti, R. (1992). "The spectrum of the VV Cephei star KQ Puppis (Boss 1985). III - A possible model". Astronomy and Astrophysics 256: 133. Bibcode:1992A&A...256..133R.


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