M33-013406.63

M33-013406.63, also known as B416,[4] is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Triangulum. It is located within the Triangulum Galaxy, which is approximately 2,380,000–3,070,000 light years away from Earth.

M33-013406.63
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M33-013406.63 (brightest star at the center) by Pan-STARRS Data Release 1 in blue, g, and r filters.
Credit: NASA/UH-IfA
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Triangulum
Right ascension 01h 34m 06.63s[1]
Declination +30° 41 37.60[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.1[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Late O supergiant or candidate LBV[3]
Spectral type O[3]
Variable type cLBV[3]
Astrometry
Absolute magnitude (MV)–9.1 – –9.6[3]
Absolute bolometric
magnitude
 (Mbol)
–12.2 – –12.7[3]
Details[2]
A
Radius80[lower-alpha 1] R
Luminosity4.68×106 L
Temperature~30,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)75±5 km/s
B
Radius210[lower-alpha 2] R
Luminosity407,380 L
Temperature10,000 K
Other designations
LGGS J013406.63+304147.8, B416
Database references
SIMBADdata

It is potentially one of the most luminous stars ever discovered, estimated to be approximately between 3 and 10 million times more luminous than the Sun, although it is thought likely to be a multiple star system.[3] Modelling of the spectrum based on some assumptions about the relative sizes of the two stars suggests a secondary around half a million times as luminous as the Sun and the primary over four million times as luminous as the Sun.[2]

Notes

  1. Applying the Stefan-Boltzmann Law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772 K:
  2. Applying the Stefan-Boltzmann Law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772 K:

References

  1. Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600.
  2. Kourniotis, M.; Kraus, M.; Arias, M. L.; Cidale, L.; Torres, A. F. (2018). "On the evolutionary state of massive stars in transition phases in M33". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480 (3): 3706. arXiv:1808.00008. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.480.3706K. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2087.
  3. Humphreys, Roberta M.; Weis, Kerstin; Davidson, Kris; Bomans, D. J.; Burggraf, Birgitta (2014). "Luminous and Variable Stars in M31 and M33. II. Luminous Blue Variables, Candidate LBVs, Fe II Emission Line Stars, and Other Supergiants". The Astrophysical Journal. 790 (1): 48. arXiv:1407.2259. Bibcode:2014ApJ...790...48H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/790/1/48. S2CID 119177378.
  4. Humphreys, R. M.; Sandage, A. (November 1980). "On the stellar content and structure of the spiral Galaxy M33". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 44: 319. Bibcode:1980ApJS...44..319H. doi:10.1086/190696. ISSN 0067-0049.


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