HD 15558

HD 15558
An H-alpha image of the Heart Nebula. HD 15558 is located at the centre of the cluster, circled.
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 02h 32m 42.537s
Declination 61° 27 21.57
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.87
Characteristics
Spectral type O4.5III(f) (O5.5III(f) + O7V)
U−B color index −0.55
B−V color index +0.43
V−R color index +0.38
R−I color index +0.40
J−H color index +0.18
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−45.10±1.50 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.478 mas/yr
Dec.: −0.849 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.5764±0.0662 mas
Distanceapprox. 5,700 ly
(approx. 1,700 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.79
Orbit
Period (P)442 days
(1.2 yr)
Semi-major axis (a)726 R
Eccentricity (e)0.37±0.07
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
120°
Details
Mass>152±51 M
Radius16.4 R
Luminosity~660,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.7 cgs
Temperature39,500 K
Age0.7-3 Myr
secondary
Mass46±11 M
Radius5.6 R
Other designations
HD 15558, HIP 11832, SAO 12326, IDS 02251+6101, TYC 4046-44-1, UBV 2530, GCRV 1424, 2MASS J02324253+6127215, WDS J02327+6127, PPM 13720, BD+60°502, GSC 04046-00044, CCDM J02327+6127, IC 1805 148
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 15558 (HIP 11832) is a massive O-type multiple star system in Cassiopeia and is specifically in our galaxy's Heart Nebula in the open cluster IC 1805. The primary is a very massive star with 152 M and 660,000 L.