Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 10h 22m 58.14606s [1] |
Declination | −66° 54′ 05.3903″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.97 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B8V [3] |
B−V color index | −0.128±0.003 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +12.0±4.2 [2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −22.39
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: +11.48 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 8.12 ± 0.18 mas [1] |
Distance | 402 ± 9
ly (123 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.403 [4] |
Orbit [4] | |
Period (P) | 15.727±0.001 d |
Semi-major axis (a) | 52.66 R☉ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.044±0.014 |
Inclination (i) | 54° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2,452,814.78±1.05 JD |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 138±25° |
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 62.2±1.9 km/s |
Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 76.0±1.5 km/s |
Details | |
A | |
Mass | 4.3 [4] M☉ |
Luminosity | 288.39 [2] L☉ |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 7 [4] km/s |
Age | 18 [4] Myr |
B | |
Mass | 3.5 [4] M☉ |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 90264 is a binary star [4] system in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the Bayer designation of L Carinae, while HD 90264 is the star's identifier in the Henry Draper catalogue. This system has a blue-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.97. [2] It is located at a distance of approximately 402 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of around +12 km/s. [2] The system is a member of the Lower Centaurus Crux association of the Sco-Cen Complex. [4]
This system was found to be a close double-lined spectroscopic binary in 1977, consisting of two B-type main-sequence stars. It has a near circular orbit with a period of 15.727 days and a semimajor axis of 0.2449 AU. They appear to be spin-orbit synchronized. Both stars appear to be deficient in helium. The primary is a helium variable star while the companion is a mercury-manganese star. The variability of both stars aligns favorably with the orbital period. [4]