Binary star system in the constellation Carina
This article is about C Carinae. For
c Carinae , see
HD 76728 .
HD 69863 is abinary star [ 11] system in the southernconstellation ofCarina . It is visible to the naked eye as a dim point of light with a combinedapparent visual magnitude of 5.16.[ 6] The system is located at a distance of about255 light years from theSun based onparallax .[ 1] [ 3] The dual nature of this system was announced in 1832 by German astronomerCarl Rümker .[ 12] As of 2015, the pair had anangular separation of 4.10″ along aposition angle of 70°.[ 2]
The brighter primary, designated component A, has a visual magnitude of 5.27[ 2] and is anA-type main-sequence star with astellar classification of A2V.[ 4] It is 635[ 7] million years old and is spinning with aprojected rotational velocity of 191 km/s.[ 9] The star has 2.1 times themass of the Sun .[ 7]
The magnitude 7.62[ 2] companion, component B, is aF-type main-sequence star with a class of F2V.[ 5] It is radiating four[ 3] times theluminosity of the Sun from itsphotosphere at aneffective temperature of 6,806 K.[ 3] The system is a source forX-ray emission , which is most likely coming from the secondary.[ 13]
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