l Carinae
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 Location of l Carinae (circled) |
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 09h 45m 14.81122s[1] |
| Declination | –62° 30′ 28.4519″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.39[2] (3.35 - 4.06[3]) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F6Ib-K0Ib[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.76[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.03[2] |
| Variable type | Classical Cepheid[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +3.3[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –12.88[1] mas/yr Dec.: +8.19[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.09 ± 0.29[1] mas |
| Distance | 525[5] pc |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | –5.22[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 8.4[7] to 13[8] M☉ |
| Radius | 169±8[5] R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.5[9] cgs |
| Temperature | 5,091[9] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.30[9] dex |
| Age | 17-19[8] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 84810, also known as l Carinae (l Car), is a star in the southern constellation of Carina. It has a mean apparent magnitude of +3.4,[2] making it readily visible to the naked eye and one of the brighter members of Carina. Based upon parallax measurements, it is approximately 1,600 light-years (490 parsecs) from Earth.[1]
From the characteristics of its spectrum, l Carinae has a stellar classification of G5 Iab/Ib.[7] This indicates the star has reached a stage in its evolution where it has expanded to become a supergiant with 169 times the radius of the Sun.[5] As this is a massive star with 8[7]–13[8] times the mass of the Sun, it rapidly burns through its supply of nuclear fuel and has become a supergiant in roughly 17-19 million years, after spending 15–17 million years as a main sequence star.[8]
l Carinae is classified as a Cepheid variable star and its brightness varies over an amplitude range of 0.725 in magnitude with a long period of 35.560 days. The radial velocity of the star likewise varies by 39 km/s during each pulsation cycle.[10] It has a compact circumstellar envelope that can be discerned using interferometry. The envelope has been resolved at an infrared wavelength of 10μm, showing a radius of 10–100 AU at a mean temperature of 100 K. The material for this envelope was supplied by mass ejected from the central star.[8]
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