l Car
Observable Variable Star
Good (59/100)
Range: 3.3 - 4.2, Period: 35.5d
HIP 47854
VariableStar
Car
Visible
Level 1
Naked eye / Binoculars - Monitor brightness changes
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.69
Spectral Type
G5Iab/Ib
Star Color
Red
(B-V 1.22)
Distance
1525.3 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
09h 45m 14.8s
Dec
-62° 30' 28.0"
Constellation
Car
HR
3884
HIP
47854
Variable ID
l Car
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Comparison Stars for l Car (3.3–4.2)
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Multiple Star System
Separation
19.2″
Companion Mag
15.2
Position Angle
10°
Star Colors
A: Red
Discoverer
EVS 15
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 19.2″ · PA: 10° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Lifecycle
Spectral Classification
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Blackbody Spectrum
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Stellar Notes
CDelta 3.28 - 4.18V, 35.53584d. Period varies.
Possible circumstellar shell. Also classified F6Ib-K0Ib.
35.5374d.
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