Star in the constellation Cassiopeia
HD 15558 Observation dataEpoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 Constellation Cassiopeia [ 1] Right ascension 02h 32m 42.537s [ 2] Declination 61° 27′ 21.57″[ 2] Apparent magnitude (V)7.87[ 3] Characteristics Spectral type O4.5III(f) [ 4] (O5.5III(f) + O7V[ 5] ) U−Bcolor index −0.55[ 3] B−Vcolor index +0.43[ 3] V−Rcolor index +0.38[ 3] R−Icolor index +0.40[ 3] J−Hcolor index +0.18[ 3] Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv ) −45.10± 1.50[ 6] km/s Proper motion (μ)RA: −0.478[ 2] mas /yr Dec.: −0.849[ 2] mas /yr Parallax (π)0.5764± 0.0662 mas [ 2] Distance approx. 5,700 ly (approx. 1,700 pc ) Absolute magnitude (MV )−0.79[ 1] Orbit Period (P)442 days[ 5] (1.2[ 5] yr ) Semi-major axis (a)726 R ☉ [ 5] Eccentricity (e) 0.37± 0.07[ 5] Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary)120[ 5] ° Details Mass >152± 51[ 5] M ☉ Radius 16.4[ 7] R ☉ Luminosity ~660,000[ 5] L ☉ Surface gravity (log g )3.7[ 7] cgs Temperature 39,500[ 7] K Age 0.7-3[ 5] [ 8] Myr secondary Mass 46± 11[ 5] M ☉ Radius 5.6[ 7] R ☉ Other designations HD 15558,HIP 11832,SAO 12326,IDS 02251+6101,TYC 4046-44-1,UBV 2530,GCRV 1424,2MASS J02324253+6127215,WDS J02327+6127,PPM 13720,BD +60°502,GSC 04046-00044,CCDM J02327+6127,IC 1805 148Database references SIMBAD data
HD 15558 in the clusterIC 1805 HD 15558 (HIP 11832 ) is a massive O-typemultiple star system inCassiopeia and is specifically in our galaxy'sHeart Nebula in theopen cluster IC 1805 . The primary is a very massive star with 152 M ☉ and 660,000 L ☉ .
Physical characteristics [ edit ] HD 15558 A is a spectroscopic binary system containing at least two massive luminous class O stars. The primary is anO4.5 giant star with a surfacetemperature over 46,800K . It has a mass of 152M ☉ and a luminosity of 660,000L ☉ , making it one of the most massive stars in theMilky Way Galaxy. The star loses 1.5×10−5 M ☉ per year.[ 8] The secondary is anO7V star. It has a mass of 46M ☉ . The primary may itself be a double star, suggested by the improbably large mass found from the binary orbit when compared to the other stellar parameters.[ 5]
TheWashington Double Star Catalog lists 11 companions within onearc minute of HD 15558 A, all fainter than 10th magnitude. In addition, it lists component E just over one arc minute away; it is another hot massive star, the 9th magnitude BD+60°501 with a spectral type of O7 V(n)((f))z.[ 4] [ 9]
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