V395 Carinae

V395 Carinae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 09h 22m 34.67620s
Declination −63° 17′ 41.3558″
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.3
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III
U−B color index -0.5
B−V color index +0.6
Variable type X-ray binary
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+51.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.163 mas/yr
Dec.: +4.247 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.0607±0.0231 mas
Distanceapprox. 50,000 ly
(approx. 16,000 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)9.0026 ± 0.0001 d
Inclination (i)82.2 ± 1.0°
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
99.1 ± 3.1  km/s
Details
Donor Star
Mass0.35 ± 0.03 M
Rotational velocity (v sin i)32.9 ± 0.8 km/s
Neutron star
Mass1.44 ± 0.10 M
Other designations
V395 Car, 2S 0921-630
Database references
SIMBADdata

V395 Carinae, also known as 2S 0921-630, is a low-mass X-ray binary in the constellation Carina. X-ray observations have revealed that it has an extended accretion disk corona.