HD 49976

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HD 49976

A light curve for V592 Monocerotis, plotted from TESS data[1]
Observation data
J2000.0
Constellation
Monoceros
Right ascension 06h 50m 42.30314s[2]
Declination –08° 02′ 27.5937″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.16 to 6.32[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A2p Sr Cr Eu[4] or B9V[5]
U−B color index +0.02[6]
B−V color index +0.00[6]
Variable type α2 CVn[3]
Distance
337 ± 2 ly
(103.4 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.13[8]
Details
Myr
HR 2534, SAO 133761[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 49976 is a

light years from the Sun.[2] The star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +19 km/s.[7]

This is a

B-type main sequence star.[5] It is an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable;[3] the magnetic field is complex; not corresponding to a simple dipole.[12]

HD 49976 is an estimated 209

luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,016 K.[8]

References

  1. ^ "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes". Space Telescope Science Institute. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
    .
  3. ^
    S2CID 125853869
    .
  4. ^
    doi:10.1086/110819
  5. ^
    Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H
    .
  6. ^
    Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
  7. ^
    S2CID 119231169
    .
  8. ^
    Bibcode:1998A&A...334..181N
  9. S2CID 14070763
  10. ^
    S2CID 33401607
    .
  11. ^ a b "V592 Mon". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  12. S2CID 123119210
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