QZ Puppis
variable star in the constellation Puppis
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Summary
QZ Puppis is a spectroscopic binary[1]. It draws 323 Wikipedia views per month (spectroscopic binary category, ranking #80 of 110).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: rotating ellipsoidal variable[3], eclipsing binary star[4], near-infrared source[5], ultraviolet source[6]
- Constellation: Puppis[7]
- Spectral class: B2.5V[8], B2V[9], B3V[10], B3IV[11], B2 :V SB[12], B3[13], B2:VSB[14]
- Catalog code: 2MASS J07523864-3851462[15], HD 64503[16], HIP 38455[17], HR 3084[18], IRAS 07508-3843[19], SAO 198545[20], GSC 07646-03591[21], b Pup[22], CEL 2074[23], CPC 18 3334[24], GC 10661[25], GCRV 5249[26], HIC 38455[27], JP11 1610[28]
- Type of variable star: rotating ellipsoidal variable[29]
- Apparent magnitude: 3.61[30], 4.301[31], 4.474[32], 4.4047[33], 4.839[34], 4.948[35], 4.943[36]
- Parallax: 6.2893 milliarcsecond[37], 11.2 milliarcsecond[38], 5.03 milliarcsecond[39], 5.09 milliarcsecond[40]
- Radial velocity: 29.5 kilometre per second[41], -21.0 kilometre per second[42], 29.50 kilometre per second[43], -31 kilometre per second[44], -20.8 kilometre per second[45], -19.3 kilometre per second[46]
- Distance from Earth: 159.0002 parsec[47]
- Stellar rotational velocity: 187 kilometre per second[48], 221 kilometre per second[49]
- Right ascension: 118.16102760417 degree[50]
- Declination: -38.86281401861 degree[51]
- Epoch: J2000.0[52]
- Declination component of proper motion: 3.799 milliarcsecond per year[53], 3.34 milliarcsecond per year[54], 4.02 milliarcsecond per year[55], -8 milliarcsecond per year[56]
- Right ascension component of proper motion: -7.888 milliarcsecond per year[57], -8.92 milliarcsecond per year[58], -9.49 milliarcsecond per year[59], -11 milliarcsecond per year[60]
Why It Matters
QZ Puppis has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]