NGC 3603-C
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 11h 15m 07.59s |
| Declination | −61° 15′ 38″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.89 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | WN6h+?[1] |
| B−V color index | 1.05 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 2.4 mas/yr Dec.: 2.8 mas/yr |
| Distance | 7,600[1] pc |
| Details | |
| Mass | 113[1] M☉ |
| Radius | 26[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2,200,000[1] L☉ |
| Temperature | 44,000[1] K |
| Other designations | |
NGC 3603-C, HD 97950C, CPD-60 3452C, NGC 3603 MDS 18 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
NGC 3603-C is a massive spectroscopic binary star system located in NGC 3603, about 20,000 light years from Earth. Its two component stars circle each other every 8.9 days.[2] Only the primary spectrum has been detected and the physical parameters for this star must be regarded as approximate.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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.
- ↑ Schnurr, O.; Casoli, J.; Chené, A. -N.; Moffat, A. F. J.; St-Louis, N. (2008). "The very massive binary NGC 3603-A1". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 389: L38. arXiv:0806.2815. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389L..38S. doi:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00517.x.
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