HD 269810

HD 269810

An image from the Two Micron All-Sky Survey. HD 269810 is the upper left of the pair of bright stars to the upper right of the nebulosity.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 05h 35m 13.90s
Declination −67° 33 27.5
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.22
Characteristics
Spectral type O2III(f*)
B−V color index −0.14
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)303 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +1.801 mas/yr
Dec.: +0.677 mas/yr
Parallax (π)−0.0098±0.0310 mas
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.6
Details
Mass130 M
Radius18 R
Luminosity2.2 million L
Surface gravity (log g)4.0 cgs
Temperature52,500 K
Metallicity≤0.1 He/H
Rotation173
Other designations
GCRV 24403, RMC 122, UBV 5767, ARDB C54, SK −67° 211, UCAC2 2218036, ARDB 317, GSC 09162-00101, TYC 9162-101-1, CSI−67-05351, 2MASS J05351389-6733275, UBV M 28781
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 269810 is a blue giant star in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is one of the most massive and most luminous stars known, and one of only a handful of stars with the spectral type O2. The star's name, HD 269810, comes from the Henry Draper Catalogue. The serial number 269810 indicates it was published in the extension of the catalogue and is formally referred to as HDE 269810.