QY_Puppis

QY Puppis

QY Puppis

Red supergiant star in the constellation of Puppis

QY Puppis is a K-type supergiant star in the constellation of Puppis. With a radius of 515 R☉, it is on the smaller end of the largest known stars.[7]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

Properties

QY Puppis has been classified in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars as a semiregular variable star of type SRD.[3] QY Puppis has a temperature of 4,251 K,[8] and has expanded to a radius of 515 R☉.[7] It is approximately 60 million years old, with a mass of 6.2 M☉.[6]

References

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    Samus, N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (January 2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+, 2007-2017)". VizieR Online Data Catalog. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
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    Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (October 1989). "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 71: 245–266. Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K. doi:10.1086/191373. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 123149047.
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    Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (January 2011). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410 (1): 190–200. arXiv:1007.4883. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 118629873.
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    Messineo, M.; Brown, A. G. A. (July 2019). "A Catalog of Known Galactic K-M Stars of Class I Candidate Red Supergiants in Gaia DR2". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (1): 20. arXiv:1905.03744. Bibcode:2019AJ....158...20M. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab1cbd. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 148571616.
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    Arentsen, Anke; Prugniel, Philippe; Gonneau, Anais; Lançon, Ariane; Trager, Scott; Peletier, Reynier; Lyubenova, Mariya; Chen, Yan-Ping; Falcón Barroso, Jesús; Sánchez Blázquez, Patricia; Vazdekis, Alejandro (July 2019). "Stellar atmospheric parameters for 754 spectra from the X-shooter Spectral Library". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 627: A138. arXiv:1907.06391. Bibcode:2019A&A...627A.138A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201834273. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 196621431.
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