HR 2554
HR 2554, also known as V415 Carinae and A Carinae, is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary of the Algol type in the constellation of Carina whose apparent visual magnitude varies by 0.06 magnitudes and is approximately 4.39 at maximum brightness. Its primary is a G-type bright giant star and its secondary is an A-type main sequence star. It is approximately 553 light years from Earth.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 06h 49m 51.31414s[1] |
Declination | −53° 37′ 20.8182″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.40[2] ([3]) |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G6II + A1V[4] |
U−B color index | +0.61[2] |
B−V color index | +0.92[2] |
R−I color index | +0.45[2] |
Variable type | EA[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 26.0 ± 0.9[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1.99[1] mas/yr Dec.: 17.58[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.99 ± 0.18[1] mas |
Distance | 182[4] pc |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.58[6] |
Orbit[7] | |
Period (P) | 195.245 days |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.00585 |
Inclination (i) | 82.7° |
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 24.2535 km/s |
Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 38.6[4] km/s |
Details[4] | |
A | |
Mass | 3.14 M☉ |
Radius | 31.3 R☉ |
Luminosity | 537 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.94 cgs |
Temperature | 4,981 K |
B | |
Mass | 1.98 M☉ |
Radius | 1.9 R☉ |
Luminosity | 25 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4,18 cgs |
Temperature | 9,388 K |
Metallicity | −0.04 |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HR 2554 A
The primary component, HR 2554 A, is a yellow G-type bright giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.4.
HR 2554 B
The secondary component, HR 2554 B, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf, about three magnitudes fainter than the primary.
HR 2554 binary system
HR 2554 has two components in orbit around each other, making it a binary star. The semi-major axis of the secondary's orbit is 2.17 arcseconds. The two components regularly eclipse each other, making A Carinae a variable star. Its brightness varies by 0.06 magnitudes with a period equal to its orbital period of 195 days.[3]
References
- 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.
- HR 2554, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line August 23, 2008.
- 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.
- Brown, Alexander; Bennett, Philip D.; Baade, Robert; Kirsch, Thomas; Reimers, Dieter; Hatzes, Artie P.; Kürster, Martin (2001). "Ultraviolet Eclipse Observations and Fundamental Parameters of the Binary HR 2554 (G6 II+A1 V)". The Astronomical Journal. 122: 392. Bibcode:2001AJ....122..392B. doi:10.1086/321125.
- Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Washington. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
- Ammler-von Eiff, M.; Reiners, A. (June 2012), "New measurements of rotation and differential rotation in A-F stars: are there two populations of differentially rotating stars?", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 542: A116, arXiv:1204.2459, Bibcode:2012A&A...542A.116A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118724.
- Komonjinda, Siramas; Hearnshaw, John B.; Ramm, David J. (2011). "Orbital solutions for six spectroscopic binaries with circular or nearly circular orbits". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410: 1761. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410.1761K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17558.x.