QW Puppis

QW Puppis
Location of QW Puppis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 12m 33.62514s
Declination −46° 45 33.4966
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.49
Characteristics
Spectral type F3V Fe-1.0
U−B color index −0.01
B−V color index +0.32
Variable type γ Dor
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+0.10 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −135.806 mas/yr
Dec.: +107.433 mas/yr
Parallax (π)46.9031±0.1185 mas
Distance69.5 ± 0.2 ly
(21.32 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.84
Details
Mass1.52 M
Radius1.7 R
Luminosity6.4 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.17 cgs
Temperature6,934 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.24 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)51 km/s
Age1.6 Gyr
Other designations
I Puppis, QW Pup, CD−46°2977, FK5 275, GC 9569, GJ 268.1, GJ 9225, GSC 08119-02547, HIP 34834, HR 2740, HD 55892, SAO 218537
Database references
SIMBADdata

QW Puppis (QW Pup) is a class F3V (yellow-white dwarf) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.49 and it is approximately 69.5 light years away based on parallax.

It is a Gamma Doradus variable, ranging from 4.5 to 4.47 magnitude with a period of 0.96 days. With a mass of 1.5 M and an age of 1.6 billion years, it is about halfway through its main sequence lifetime.