HD 73390

HD 73390
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 08h 35m 15.55393s
Declination −58° 13 29.0544
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.25 + 8.90
Characteristics
Spectral type B4V
B−V color index −0.133±0.005
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)21.0±4.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -21.280 mas/yr
Dec.: +11.230 mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.7340±0.1418 mas
Distance870 ± 30 ly
(270 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.91
Details
A
Mass7.0±0.4 M
Radius3.9 R
Luminosity1159.86 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.5 cgs
Temperature16,571±306 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)155 km/s
Age36.1±11.0 Myr
B
Mass0.9+0.04
−0.02
 M
Temperature5,241±158 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.5 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)10 km/s
Other designations
e01 Car, BD−57°1590, GC 11796, HD 73390, HIP 42129, HR 3415, SAO 236105, CCDM J08353-5813, WDS J08353-5813
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 73390, also called e1 Carinae, is a binary star system in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 870 light years from Earth. The primary is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.27. It displays an infrared excess and is a candidate host of an orbiting debris disk. The secondary is a magnitude 8.9 star which has a mass and temperature similar to the Sun.