HD 74272

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HD 74272
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Vela[1]
Right ascension 08h 41m 13.12966s[2]
Declination −47° 19′ 01.6610″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.74[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type A5 II[3]
B−V color index 0.137±0.029[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+17.4±2.8[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −8.228[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +10.051[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.7639±0.1441 mas[2]
Distance1,800 ± 200 ly
(570 ± 50 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−4.67[1]
Details
Mass8.8±0.1[4] M
Radius33.11+1.76
−0.82
[2] R
Luminosity3,287±312[2] L
Temperature7,595+96
−194
[2] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)[5] km/s
Age29.8±3.4[4] Myr
Other designations
n Vel, CD−46°4448, FK5 2570, HD 74272, HIP 42624, HR 3452, SAO 220284[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 74272 is a star in the constellation Vela. It has the Bayer designation n Velorum, while HD 74272 is the identifier from the Henry Draper catalogue. This is a white hued star that is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74.[1] It is located at a distance of approximately 1,800 light years from the Sun based on parallax.[2] The star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +17 km/s.[1]

This is an aging, massive bright giant star with a stellar classification of A5 II.[3] It is an estimated 30 million years old with 8.8 times the mass of the Sun.[4] Having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core, it has expanded to around 33[2] times the radius of the Sun. The star is radiating 3,287[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,595 K.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).