V533 Carinae

For Y Carinae, see Y Carinae.
V533 Carinae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 11h 12m 36.01358s[1]
Declination 60° 19 03.4516[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.62[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Blue supergiant
Spectral type A6Iae[3]
U−B color index +0.03[2]
B−V color index +0.55[2]
Variable type α Cyg[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.40[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 5.68[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 2.15[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.02 ± 0.30[1] mas
Distance12,700 ly
(3,900[6] pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)8.50[7]
Details
Mass17[3] M
Radius141.5[3] R
Luminosity96,000[3] L
Temperature8,330[3] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)34[3] km/s
Other designations
V533 Carinae, HR 4352, HD 97534, CD−59°3611, HIP 54751, SAO 251316, GC 15415, CCDM J11126-6019
Database references
SIMBADdata

V533 Carinae (V533 Car, y Car, y Carinae) is a supergiant star in the constellation Carina. It is over 10,000 light years from Earth.

V533 Carinae is a white A-type supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.61. It is classified as an Alpha Cygni type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.69 to +4.75 as measured on the Hipparcos photometric scale.[4]

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. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Snow, Theodore P.; Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M.; Lindholm, Douglas M.; Odell, Andrew P. (1994). "An atlas of ultraviolet P Cygni profiles". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 95: 163. Bibcode:1994ApJS...95..163S. doi:10.1086/192099.
  4. 1 2 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. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  5. Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  6. Lorenzo, J.; Negueruela, I.; Castro, N.; Norton, A. J.; Vilardell, F.; Herrero, A. (2014). "Astrophysical parameters of the peculiar X-ray transient IGR J11215−5952". Astronomy & Astrophysics 562: A18. arXiv:1312.5597. Bibcode:2014A&A...562A..18L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321913.
  7. Castelli, F. (1978). "Fine analysis of the F component of the Epsilon Aurigae system". Astronomy and Astrophysics 69: 23. Bibcode:1978A&A....69...23C.


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