γ^2 Velorum

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.7
gptkbp:binarySystem yes
gptkbp:component white dwarf
O-type giant star
gptkbp:declination −47° 20′ 11.7″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1847
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~1,120 light years
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage post-main sequence
gptkbp:expansion likely supernova
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label γ^2 Velorum
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Vela
gptkbp:luminosity ~200,000 times Sun (Wolf-Rayet component)
gptkbp:mass ~28 solar masses (Wolf-Rayet component)
~30 solar masses (O-type component)
gptkbp:metallicity ~solar
gptkbp:notableFor brightest known Wolf-Rayet star
gptkbp:orbitType 78.5 days
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Gamma^2_Velorum
gptkb:HD_68273
gptkb:HIP_39953
gptkb:HR_3207
gptkb:Regor
gptkbp:parallax 2.92 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vela_OB2_association
gptkbp:radialVelocity 9.7 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 08h 09m 31.95s
gptkbp:spectralType WC8 + O7.5III
gptkbp:temperature 35,000 K (O-type component)
57,000 K (Wolf-Rayet component)
gptkbp:variableStar yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gamma^2_Velorum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7