Observation data EpochJ2000 EquinoxJ2000 | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 10h 30m 20.12710s[1] |
Declination | −71° 59′ 34.0602″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.72[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A2IV[3][4] or A1V[5] or A2III[6] |
B−Vcolor index | +0.042±0.007[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +7.5±0.4[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +27.59[1]mas/yr Dec.: −30.73[1]mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 12.52±0.17 mas[1] |
Distance | 261 ± 4 ly (80 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.21[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.10[7] M☉ |
Radius | 3.45[8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 75.06[2] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.71[7] cgs |
Temperature | 9,169±312[7] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.06[2] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 12[7] km/s |
Age | 403[7] Myr |
Other designations | |
K Car,CD−71°1034,FK5 2842,GC 14457,HD 91375,HIP 51438,HR 4138,SAO 256722[9] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HR 4138 is a single[10]star in theconstellationCarina. It has theBayer designationK Carinae,[11] abbreviated K Car, whileHR 4138 is the star's designation in theBright Star Catalogue. It has a white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with anapparent visual magnitude of +4.72.[2] This star is located at a distance of approximately 261 light years from theSun based onparallax measurements,[1] and it is drifting further away with aradial velocity of +7.5 km/s.[2] Judging from its motion through space, it is a candidate member of theSirius supercluster.[12]
This object is a superficially normal[4]A-type star. However, there is some disagreement over theevolutionary state of the star, as it has receivedluminosity classifications of asubgiant,[4]main sequence,[5] and agiant star.[6] Unexpectedly for an A-type star, amagnetic field has been detected.[4] It is around 400 million years old and has a lowprojected rotational velocity of 12 km/s.[7] The star displays aninfrared excess,[10] indicating the presence of an orbiting debris disk with ablack body temperature of 45 K at a separation of314.2 AU from the host star.[8]