N Carinae is a single[9] star in the constellation Carina, just to the northeast of the prominent star Canopus. This object has a white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.35.[2] Based on parallax, it is located at a distance of approximately 1,360 light years from the Sun.[1] It has an absolute magnitude of −3.75,[2] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +22.5 km/s.[2]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 06h 34m 58.57993s[1] |
Declination | −52° 58′ 32.1919″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.35[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A0II[3] or B9III[4] |
B−V color index | −0.021±0.016[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +22.5±0.5[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -7.65[1] mas/yr Dec.: +10.54[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.39 ± 0.13 mas[1] |
Distance | 1,360 ± 70 ly (420 ± 20 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.75[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 7.9±0.2[5] M☉ |
Luminosity | 3,411.35[2] L☉ |
Temperature | 8,004[6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 47[7] km/s |
Age | 37.4±4.2[5] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This object has a stellar classification of A0II,[3] matching a massive bright giant. In the past it had received a class of B9III,[4] which is sometimes still used.[5] The star is 37 million years old with 7.9 times the mass of the Sun.[5] It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 47 km/s.[7] N Carinae is radiating 3,411[2] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,004 K.[6]