HD 60584
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Right ascension | 07h 34m 18.6s[1] |
| Declination | −23° 28′ 25″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.83[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F4[2] |
| U−B color index | 0.03[2] |
| B−V color index | 0.44[2] |
| Other designations | |
| n Puppis A, 111 G. Puppis, CD−23°5709, SAO 174019, HD 60584, HR 2909[1] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 60584, also known as HR 2909 or n Puppis A, is the primary star of the n Puppis system.[2] It has an apparent magnitude of 5.83 and forms a binary star system with HD 60585, another F-type main sequence star.
A brown dwarf companion was discovered in 2022 with the help of direct imaging.[3]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 28.0±9.0 MJ | 16.58±0.15 | — | 0.0312+0.0071 −0.0073 |
— | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "HR2909". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ a b c d e "VizieR Detailed Page". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ^ "exoplanet.eu". Retrieved 2025-10-07.
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