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V560 Carinae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 44m 33.74s[1]
Declination −59° 44′ 15.46″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.76[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type O3.5Vf[1]
Other designations
V560 Car, HD 93205, 2MASS J1043374-5944154 [1]

V560 Carinae is a hot O-type star in the constellation Carina. Its name, V560, means that it was the 560th variable star discovered in the constellation. It mass is unknown, but is probably above 8 solar masses meaning that it will most likely explode as a supernova in less than 20 million years.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "SIMBAD basic query result: V560 Carinae". SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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