PT Puppis explained

PT Puppis (PT Pup) is a star in the constellation Puppis. Anamarija Stankov confirmed this star as a Beta Cephei variable.[1] Analysis of its spectrum and allowing for extinction gives a mass 7.94 times that of the Sun, a surface temperature of 19,400 K and luminosity of 6405 Suns.

Notes and References

  1. Stankov. Anamarija. Handler. Gerald. Catalog of Galactic β Cephei Stars. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 158. 2. 2005. 193–216. 0067-0049. 10.1086/429408. astro-ph/0506495 . 2005ApJS..158..193S . 119526948.

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