HD 93403

HD 93403

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 45m 44.11931s[1]
Declination −59° 24 28.1431[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.3[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type O5.5III[2]
U−B color index ?
B−V color index ?
Variable type None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)14.80 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -7.27 mas/yr
Dec.: 2.45 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.22 ± 0.45[3] mas
Distanceapprox. 2,700 ly
(approx. 800 pc)
Details
Temperature? K
Metallicity?
Rotation?
Age? years
Other designations
HIP 52628

HD 93403 is a highly luminous hot blue star in the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina. It is of spectral type O5.5III, though has also been determined to be a spectroscopic binary composed of a blue supergiant and blue main sequence star of spectral type O5.5I and O7V respectively.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 SIMBAD, HD 93403 (accessed 28 April 2015)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sota, A.; Maíz Apellániz, J.; Morrell, N. I.; Barbá, R. H.; Walborn, N. R.; Gamen, R. C.; Arias, J. I.; Alfaro, E. J. (2014). "The Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey (GOSSS). II. Bright Southern Stars" 211 (1). p. 84. Bibcode:2014ApJS..211...10S. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/211/1/10. 10.
  3. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.