V518 Carinae
Location of V518 Carinae in IC 2602 (circled) | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 10h 42m 14.12040s |
| Declination | −64° 27′ 59.1323″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.82 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B3/5V |
| U−B color index | −0.58 |
| B−V color index | −0.14 |
| Variable type | γ Cas? |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 7.19±0.20 mas |
| Distance | 450 ± 10 ly (139 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.169 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 6.2 M☉ |
| Radius | 3.30±0.07 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 753 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.015 cgs |
| Temperature | 15,397 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 120 km/s |
| Age | 17.2 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| V518 Carinae, HD 92938, HIP 52370, HR 4196 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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V518 Carinae (HR 4196) is a naked eye variable star in the constellation Carina. It is a member of the bright open cluster IC 2602 near the Carina Nebula.