Ρ_Lupi
Rho Lupi
Star in the constellation Lupus
Rho Lupi, Latinized from ρ Lupi, is a solitary[11] star in the southern constellation of Lupus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.05.[3] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.32 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 316 light years from the Sun. It is a member of the Upper Centaurus–Lupus subgroup of the nearby Scorpius–Centaurus association.[12]
This is a B-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of B3/4 V.[4] It is a microvariable with a period of 10.7 hours and an amplitude of 0.0046 in magnitude.[13] With an age of just 44[7] million years, the star is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 166 km/s.[7] This is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is an estimated 6% larger than the polar radius.[14] It has an estimated 4.66[7] times the mass of the Sun and about 3.4[8] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 365[9] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 15,947 K.[7]