HD 89890

HD 89890

A visual band light curve for MV Velorum, adapted from Sterken et al. (1996)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Vela
Right ascension 10h 20m 54.77319s
Declination −56° 02 35.5728
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.50
Characteristics
Spectral type B3 III + A0 IVpSi + A2 + K0 III
B−V color index −0.102±0.014 (A + B)
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+10.4±2.8 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.5 mas/yr
Dec.: +4.0 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.6564±0.2314 mas
Distance1,200 ± 100 ly
(380 ± 30 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.21 (A + B)
Details
A (HD 89890)
Radius10.07±0.20 R
Luminosity3,082.41 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.00±0.03 cgs
Temperature15,000±150 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)26.8±0.5 km/s
Other designations
WDS J10209-5603
A+B: CPD−55 3286, HIP 50676, HR 4074
A: J Velorum, MV Velorum, HD 89890, SAO 237959, TYC 8604-975-1
B: SAO 237960, TYC 8604-2444-1
C: CD−55 3306, SAO 237958, TYC 8604-2137-1
Database references
SIMBADHD 89890 (A)
HIC 50676 (A+B)
TYC 8604-2444-1 (B)
CD-55 3306 (C)

HD 89890 is the brightest member of a multiple star system with at least four components, located in the southern constellation of Vela. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.50. The annual parallax shift of 2.6 mas provides a distance estimate of around 1,200 light-years (370 parsecs). It is moving further away from Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +10 km/s.