HD 60584
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Right ascension | 07h 34m 18.6s |
| Declination | −23° 28′ 25″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.83 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F4 |
| U−B color index | 0.03 |
| B−V color index | 0.44 |
| Other designations | |
| n Puppis A, 111 G. Puppis, CD−23°5709, SAO 174019, HD 60584, HR 2909 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 60584, also known as HR 2909 or n Puppis A, is the primary star of the n Puppis system. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.83 and forms a binary star system with HD 60585, another F-type main sequence star.
A brown dwarf companion was discovered in 2022 with the help of direct imaging.
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 28.0±9.0 MJ | 16.58±0.15 | — | 0.0312+0.0071 −0.0073 |
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