HD 97950
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 11h 15m 07.346s |
| Declination | −61° 15′ 38.52″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.03 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | WN |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 2.4 mas/yr Dec.: 2.8 mas/yr |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | -9.83 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 80 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 97950, is a Wolf-Rayet multiple star system at the center of NGC 3603. It was originally catalogued as a single star but is now resolved into four main components designated A1, A2 and A3 and B, plus several other stars orbiting. The system is sometimes considered a stellar cluster.[1]
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References
- ↑ Crowther, P. A.; Schnurr, O.; Hirschi, R.; Yusof, N.; Parker, R. J.; Goodwin, S. P.; Kassim, H. A. (2010). "The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 M⊙ stellar mass limit". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 408 (2): 731. arXiv:1007.3284. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.408..731C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17167.x.
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