x Carinae, a yellow supergiant star in Carina
x Carinae is a yellow supergiant star in the constellation Carina. It is the 482nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.93.
x Carinae (HIP 54463)
x Carinae is a yellow supergiant star in the constellation Carina. It is the 482nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.93.
Sky position: RA 11h 8.6m, Dec -58° 58.8'
Common designations: x Carinae, HIP 54463, HD 96918
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Brightest stars in Carina:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 7 | 3.29 | Omega Carinae |
| 8 | 3.30 | p Carinae |
| 9 | 3.39 | q Carinae |
| 10 | 3.43 | a Carinae |
| 11 | 3.46 | chi Carinae |
| 12 | 3.69 | l Carinae |
| 13 | 3.78 | u Carinae |
| 14 | 3.81 | s Carinae |
| 15 | 3.84 | c Carinae |
16
| 3.93
) x Carinae
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 17 | 3.96 | i Carinae |
| 18 | 3.99 | I Carinae |
| 19 | 4.08 | h Carinae |
| 20 | 4.31 | d Carinae |
| 21 | 4.34 | g Carinae |
| 22 | 4.35 | N Carinae |
| 23 | 4.41 | A Carinae |
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 167.14748177° ±0.14 mas | -4.95 ±0.17 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -58.97504176° ±0.13 mas | 1.68 ±0.16 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 290.00741985° | -5.21 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 1.29151871° | -0.36 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 0.52 ± 0.17 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: G5 0-Ia 1989ApJS...71..245K.
Radial Velocity: 6.00 ±0.50 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
B
5.16
V
3.93
R
I
2.86
J
2.10
H
1.78
K
1.59
B-V: +1.23 V-I: +1.07