HD 148937
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Norma |
| Right ascension | 16h 33m 52.387s |
| Declination | −48° 06′ 40.48″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.73 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | O6f?p |
| B−V color index | 0.316±0.003 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −53.9±3.0 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +0.741 mas/yr Dec.: −3.404 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.8417±0.0223 mas |
| Distance | 3,900 ± 100 ly (1,190 ± 30 pc) |
| Orbit | |
| Period (P) | 9,390±300 days |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 33.45±0.73 AU |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.7782±0.0051 |
| Inclination (i) | 84.07±0.10° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 277.27±0.26° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 56,958.2±2.8 MJD |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 340.10±0.41° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 28.4+3.2 −3.6 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 31.9+3.7 −3.4 km/s |
| Details | |
| A | |
| Mass | 29.9+3.4 −3.1 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 191,000+28,300 −24,600 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.00±0.09 cgs |
| Temperature | 37,200+900 −400 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 165±20 km/s |
| Age | 5 Myr |
| B | |
| Mass | 26.6+3.0 −3.4 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 155,000+27,000 −23,000 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.61+0.05 −0.09 cgs |
| Temperature | 35,000+300 −900 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 67±15 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| BD−47°10855, GC 22246, HD 148937, HIP 81100, SAO 226891, PPM 321879, WDS J16339-4807A | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 148937 is a likely binary star system in the southern constellation of Norma. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 6.73, a brightness that is below the limit for being readily visible to the naked eye. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately 3,900 light years from Sun, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of about −54 km/s. The star is located in the hourglass-shaped emission nebula NGC 6164/65, which it generated through episodes of mass ejection.