HD 76805
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Right ascension | 08h 56m 19.2615s |
| Declination | −52° 43′ 24.506″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.70 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B5V + B9.5V |
| Astrometry | |
| A | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −15.386±0.588 mas/yr Dec.: 14.468±0.524 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.5823±0.3177 mas |
| Distance | 380 ± 10 ly (117 ± 4 pc) |
| B | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −17.787±0.271 mas/yr Dec.: 12.031±0.250 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.1722 ± 0.1358 mas |
| Distance | 399 ± 7 ly (122 ± 2 pc) |
| Orbit | |
| Primary | Aa |
| Companion | Ab |
| Period (P) | 1.097654 |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0 |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 48.7 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 92.8 km/s |
| Details | |
| Aa | |
| Mass | 4.14 M☉ |
| Temperature | 16,000 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 50 km/s |
| Ab | |
| Mass | 0.59 M☉ |
| Temperature | 9,500 K |
| B | |
| Mass | 1.55 M☉ |
| Temperature | 8,871 K |
| Other designations | |
| H Vel, CPD−52 1788, HD 76805, HIP 43878, HR 3574, SAO 236417 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
H Velorum is a triple star system in the constellation Vela, at a distance of approximately 390 light years.
A visual pair of stars with magnitudes 4.7 and 8.0 are separated by 2.7″. Their estimated orbital period is 646,000 years. The primary is a spectroscopic binary with two B-class main sequence stars in a 1.1-day orbit.