KQ Pup
HIP 36773
Star
Pup
Visible
Level 1
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.97
Variable Type
Ellipsoidal Variable
Spectral Type
M2Iabpe+B2V
Star Color
Red
(B-V 1.41)
Position & Identifiers
RA
07h 33m 47.9s
Dec
-14° 31' 26.0"
Constellation
Pup
HR
2902
HIP
36773
Variable ID
KQ Pup
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Stellar Notes
VV Cep type or symbiotic, 4.88 - 5.17V. Var. shell spectrum.
9752d, K 17.1k/s, V0 +34.4k/s, asini 2040. Unresolved by speckle interferometry 1980.02, 1983.11. SKYLAB indicates | cool star with hot companion. Tenuous gas enveloping both stars.
NGC 2422 #9.
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