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This article is about the variable star: U carinae. For u Carinae, see HD 94510. Star in the constellation Carina
HD 95109
Location of U Carinae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10 57 48.18690
Declination −59° 43′ 55.8872″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.72 - 6.90
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Yellow supergiant
Spectral type F6-G7 Iab
Variable type δ Cep
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.963 mas/yr
Dec.: +2.397 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.553 ± 0.0226 mas
Distance6,187±218 ly
(1898±67 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−5.27
Details
Mass7.5 - 11.7 M☉
Radius187±5 R☉
Luminosity26,642±1,584 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.2 cgs
Temperature5,397 – 5,980 K
Metallicity+0.01
Age29 Myr
Other designations
U Car, CD−59°3448, HD 95109, HR 4276, HIP 52589
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 95109 (U Carinae) is a Classical Cepheid variable, a type of variable star, in the constellation Carina. Its apparent magnitude is 6.86.

A near-infrared (J band) light curve for U Carinae, adpated from Laney and Stobie (1992)

U Car is a δ Cepheid variable with a period of 38.7681 days. Isaac Roberts discovered that the star's brightness varies in 1891, and it was one of the earliest Cepheids to be discovered. It has also one of the longest periods, and hence is one of the most luminous in the class. There are still only a few Cepheids with longer periods, including RS Puppis, SV Vulpeculae, and the unusual S Vulpeculae.

The brightness variation in U Car is caused by fundamental mode pulsations. The radius and temperature both vary, with the radius changing by 42 R☉ during each cycle. The temperature variation causes the spectral type to vary between F6 and G7.

References

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