QZ Carinae (circled) in the Carina Nebula Credit: ESO
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation
Carina
Right ascension
10h 44m 22.91114s[1]
Declination
−59° 59′ 35.9550″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
6.24[2](6.16 - 6.49[3])
Characteristics
Spectral type
A1: O9.7I A2: B2V B1: O8III B2: O9V[4]
U−B color index
−0.84[2]
B−V color index
+0.13[2]
Variable type
β Lyr[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)
−2.80[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)
RA: −6.63[1] mas/yr Dec.: 2.48[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)
1.67 ± 0.40 mas[1]
Distance
2,300[4] pc
Orbit[4]
Primary
A
Companion
B
Period (P)
~25.4 yr
Semi-major axis (a)
~35 AU
Eccentricity (e)
0.0
Inclination (i)
60°
Orbit[4]
Primary
A1
Companion
A2
Period (P)
20.72 days
Semi-major axis (a)
116 R☉
Eccentricity (e)
0.34
Inclination (i)
60°
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary)
141°
Orbit[4]
Primary
B1
Companion
B2
Period (P)
5.999 days
Semi-major axis (a)
49 R☉
Eccentricity (e)
0.1
Inclination (i)
86°
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary)
~20°
Details
A1
Mass
69.8[6]M☉
Radius
22.1[7]R☉
Luminosity
400,000[7]L☉
Surface gravity (log g)
3.2[7] cgs
Temperature
29,564[6] K
A2
Mass
8.85[6]M☉
Radius
3.0[7]R☉
Luminosity
1,260[7]L☉
Surface gravity (log g)
4.3[7] cgs
Temperature
23,446[6] K
B1
Mass
25.5[6]M☉
Radius
13.7[7]R☉
Luminosity
200,000[7][4]L☉
Surface gravity (log g)
3.6[7] cgs
Temperature
29,687[6] K
B2
Mass
33.2[6]M☉
Radius
7.53[7]R☉
Luminosity
50,100[7]L☉
Surface gravity (log g)
3.92[7] cgs
Temperature
32,979[6] K
Other designations
QZ Car, HD 93206, HIP 52526, CD−59 3287, GC 14784, SAO 238414, GSC 08626-02523
Database references
SIMBAD
data
QZ Carinae (HD 93206) is a multiple star system in the constellation Carina. It is the brightest member of the loose open cluster Collinder 228 and one of the brightest stars in the Carina Nebula. The apparent magnitude is variable from +6.16 to +6.49 with a period of 6 days.
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^ abcdefParkin, E. R.; Broos, P. S.; Townsley, L. K.; Pittard, J. M.; et al. (2011). "X-ray emission from the double-binary OB-star system QZ Car (HD 93206)". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 194 (1): article id. 8, 11 pp. arXiv:1103.0794. Bibcode:2011ApJS..194....8P. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/194/1/8. S2CID 119292907.
^Pourbaix, D.; Tokovinin, A. A.; Batten, A. H.; Fekel, F. C.; Hartkopf, W. I.; Levato, H.; Morrell, N. I.; Torres, G.; Udry, S. (2004). "SB9: The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 424 (2): 727–732. arXiv:astro-ph/0406573. Bibcode:2004A&A...424..727P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041213. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 119387088.
^ abcdefghBrož, M.; Harmanec, P.; Zasche, P.; Catalan-Hurtado, R.; Barlow, B. N.; Frondorf, W.; Wolf, M.; Drechsel, H.; Chini, R.; Nasseri, A.; Labadie-Bartz, J.; Christie, G. W.; Walker, W. S. G.; Blackford, M.; Blane, D.; Henden, A. A.; Bohlsen, T.; Božić, H.; Jonák, J. (2022). "Towards a consistent model of the hot quadruple system HD 93206 = QZ Carinæ. II. N-body model". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 666: A24. arXiv:2206.12160. Bibcode:2022A&A...666A..24B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243596. S2CID 250048618.
^ abcdefghijklRainot, A.; Reggiani, M.; Sana, H.; Bodensteiner, J.; Gomez-Gonzalez, C. A.; Absil, O.; Christiaens, V.; Delorme, P.; Almeida, L. A.; Caballero-Nieves, S.; De Ridder, J.; Kratter, K.; Lacour, S.; Le Bouquin, J. -B.; Pueyo, L.; Zinnecker, H. (2020). "Carina High-contrast Imaging Project for massive Stars (CHIPS). I. Methodology and proof of concept on QZ Car (≡ HD 93206)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 640: A15. arXiv:2006.01914. Bibcode:2020A&A...640A..15R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936448. S2CID 219260368.
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