HD 59890 is a class G3Ib yellow supergiant star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.65 and it is approximately 1,360 light years away based on parallax.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Puppis |
Right ascension | 07h 30m 42.60231s[1] |
Declination | −30° 57′ 44.2137″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.65[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G3Ib[3] |
U−B color index | +0.63[2] |
B−V color index | +0.93[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +14.80[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −11.969[1] mas/yr Dec.: +1.055[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.3999 ± 0.0898 mas[1] |
Distance | 1,360 ± 50 ly (420 ± 20 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.64[5] |
Details | |
Mass | 10.9[6] M☉ |
Radius | 65[1] R☉ |
Luminosity | 3165[5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.37[7] cgs |
Temperature | 5,437[7] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.08[7] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 9.4[8] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |