HR 2554

HR 2554
Location of A Carinae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 06h 49m 51.31414s
Declination −53° 37 20.8182
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.40 ()
Characteristics
Spectral type G6II + A1V
U−B color index +0.61
B−V color index +0.92
R−I color index +0.45
Variable type EA
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)26.0 ± 0.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.99 mas/yr
Dec.: 17.58 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.99±0.18 mas
Distance182 pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)–1.58
Orbit
Period (P)195.245 days
Eccentricity (e)0.00585
Inclination (i)82.7°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
24.2535 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
38.6 km/s
Details
A
Mass3.14 M
Radius31.3 R
Luminosity537 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.94 cgs
Temperature4,981 K
B
Mass1.98 M
Radius1.9 R
Luminosity25 L
Surface gravity (log g)4,18 cgs
Temperature9,388 K
Metallicity−0.04
Other designations
A Carinae, V415 Car, CCDM J06499-5337, CD−53°1613, CPD−53°1168, GC 8972, GSC 08536-00794, HD 50337, HIP 32761, HR 2554, PPM 335506, SAO 234737, TYC 8536-794-1
Database references
SIMBADdata

HR 2554, also known as V415 Carinae and A Carinae, is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary of the Algol type in the constellation of Carina whose apparent visual magnitude varies by 0.06 magnitude and is approximately 4.39 at maximum brightness. It is easily visible to the naked eye of a person far from brightly-lit urban ares. Its primary is a G-type bright giant star and its secondary is an A-type main-sequence star. It is approximately 553 light-years from Earth.