HD 53367

HD 53367 is a triple star system in the constellation of Monoceros. The primary star was identified as a variable Herbig Ae/Be star in 1989. Its companion, spectroscopically discovered in 2006, is a pre-main-sequence star star with an average separation of 1.7 AU. The star system is embedded in the extended nebula IC 2177.

HD 53367

A visual band light curve for V750 Monocerotis, adapted from Pogodin et al. (2006)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Monoceros
HD 53367A
Right ascension 07h 04m 25.5311s
Declination −10° 27 15.753
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.36
HD 53367B
Right ascension 07h 04m 25.4868s
Declination −10° 27 15.400
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.41
Characteristics
HD 53367A
Spectral type B0IV/Ve
HD 53367B
Spectral type B1Ve
Astrometry
HD 53367A
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.741 mas/yr
Dec.: +1.772 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.8199 ± 0.2114 mas
Distance990±50 pc
Orbit
PrimaryHD 53367Aa
CompanionHD 53367Ab
Period (P)367.7 d
Semi-major axis (a)2.6 - 2.7 mas
Eccentricity (e)0.5
Inclination (i)53.6 - 55.3°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
20.3 km/s
Details
HD 53367Aa
Mass12.19±2.18 M
Radius4.2 - 4.3 R
Luminosity11,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.25 - 4.27 cgs
Temperature28,400 - 28,600 K
HD 53367Ab
Mass4.90±0.52 M
Radius2.5 - 8.0 R
Luminosity377 - 513 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.32 - 4.34 cgs
Temperature9,000 - 17,500 K
Age0.7±0.2 Myr
Other designations
BD−10 1848, HD 53367, HIP 34116, SAO 152320, GSC 05385-02103, V750 Mon, 2MASS J07042551-1027156
Database references
SIMBADdata

The binary HD 53367A is part of the hierarchical triple star system RST 3489, with an additional Herbig Ae/Be star HD 53367B of spectral class B1Ve at a projected separation of 0.6″. All stars in the system belong to the star-forming CMa OB1 association. The Hipparcos, Gaia Data Release 2, and Gaia Data Release 3 parallax values for HD 53367A are highly discrepant, but the system is thought to be about 1,000 parsecs away.

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