V382 Carinae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 11h 08m 35.39s |
| Declination | −58° 58′ 30.1″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.84 – 4.02 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G0-4-Ia+ |
| U−B color index | +0.96 |
| B−V color index | +1.26 |
| Variable type | Slow irregular variable |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +6.00 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.97 mas/yr Dec.: 1.67 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.52±0.17 mas |
| Distance | 8,560+290 −270 ly (2,623+88 −83 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −9.0 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 24±5 M☉ |
| Radius | 616±69 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 316,000+110,000 −117,000 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 0.50 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,625±312 K |
| Metallicity | +0.05 |
| Age | 6.8 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| x Carinae, HR 4337, HD 96918, CP−58°3189, FK5 1289, HIP 54463, SAO 238813, GC 15329 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
V382 Carinae, also known as x Carinae (x Car), is a yellow hypergiant in the constellation Carina. It is a G-type star with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.93, and a variable star of low amplitude.