Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Vela |
Right ascension | 08h 22m 31.6941s[1] |
Declination | −48° 29′ 25.3631″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.79[2] (5.14 + 6.08)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B1V[4] or B2III[5] |
B−V color index | −0.146±0.002[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +27.0±4.5[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −5.10±0.39[1] mas/yr Dec.: +7.76±0.33[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 1.90±0.32 mas[1] |
Distance | approx. 1,700 ly (approx. 530 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.74[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 15.6±0.8[4] M☉ |
Luminosity | 6,833.12[2] L☉ |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 169[6] km/s |
Age | 10.0±0.1[4] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 70930 is a binary star[8] system in the southern constellation of Vela. It has the Bayer designation B Velorum, while HD 70930 is the star's identifier in the Henry Draper catalogue. With a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.79,[2] it is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light. The distance to this system is approximately 1,700 light years based on parallax,[1] and it has an absolute magnitude of −3.74.[2] It is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of about +27 km/s.[2] The system is a member of the Vel OB2 association of co-moving stars.[9]
The double nature of this system was discovered in 1896 by Scottish astronomer Robert T. A. Innes[3] – it is now known to be a double-lined spectroscopic binary.[10] The magnitude 5.14[3] primary component has a blue-white hue and has been assigned stellar classifications of B1V[4] and B2III,[5] matching a B-type main-sequence star or a giant star, respectively. It is a massive object – over 15 times the mass of the Sun – and is around 10 million years old.[4] The star has a high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 169 km/s.[6] Its companion, at magnitude +6.08, is located at an angular separation of 0.8″ along a position angle of 139°, as of 2008.[3]
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