triple star Comparison Table

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triple star comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has orbital period has V magnitude has been observ has B-V magnitude has distance has ejection velocity has temperature is usually part of has absolute magnitude has apparent magnitude has emission line has synonym has definition

40 Eridani Eridanus A nearby triple system, 5 pc distant. Component A is K0 V; component B is a DA white dwarf; component C is M5e V.

Gamma Velorum 8 9 31.9 WC8+O7.5e -47 20 12 Milky Way 78.5 days 1.78 for many centuries -0.22 400 pc 2000 km s^-1 up to 50000 K asterism M_v = - 5.6 brighter than 5 He I, He II, C II, C III or C IV HR 3207 A triple system (WC8, B1 IV, O9 I) embedded in the Gum Nebula. It is the brightest Wolf-Rayet star in the sky.

Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	is part of	has orbital period	has V magnitude	has been observ	has B-V magnitude	has distance	has ejection velocity	has temperature	is usually part of	has absolute magnitude	has apparent magnitude	has emission line	has synonym	has definition
40 Eridani				Eridanus													A nearby triple system, 5 pc distant. Component A is K0 V; component B is a DA white dwarf; component C is M5e V.
Gamma Velorum	8 9 31.9	WC8+O7.5e	-47 20 12	Milky Way	78.5 days	1.78	for many centuries	-0.22	400 pc	2000 km s^-1	up to 50000 K	asterism	M_v = - 5.6	brighter than 5	He I, He II, C II, C III or C IV	HR 3207	A triple system (WC8, B1 IV, O9 I) embedded in the Gum Nebula. It is the brightest Wolf-Rayet star in the sky.

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