HD 77370

b² Carinae
Observation data; Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Carina
Right ascension	08h59m24.1s
Declination	−59°05′01″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.17
Absolute magnitude (V)	2.97[1]
Distance	85.4 ± 1.1 ly; (26.2 ± 0.3 pc)
Spectral type	F3V
Other designations
	HR 3598, HD 77370, Gl 333.1, CP−58°1327, HIP 44143, SAO 236475, GC 12449, CCDM J08594-5905

HD 77370, also called b² Carinae (b² Car), is a star in the constellation Carina.

b² Carinae is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.17. It is approximately 85.4 light years from Earth.

It has a projected rotational velocity of 7004604000000000000♠60.4±3.0 km/s and an effective temperature of 6,609 K.^[1]

References

1 2 Reiners, A. (January 2006), "Rotation- and temperature-dependence of stellar latitudinal differential rotation", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 446 (1): 267–277, arXiv:astro-ph/0509399, Bibcode:2006A&A...446..267R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053911.

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