V346 Puppis
V346 Puppis (shortened as V346 Pup) is a red supergiant star located 4332.09 light years away in the constellation Puppis.
It is a carbon star, meaning it contains more carbon than oxygen in its atmosphere. This is why it has a spectral type of C D[further explanation needed].[1] It has a radius of 1,025 times that of the radius of the Sun.[2] It has an effective temperature of 1,875 K.[2]
V346 Puppis Media
Krishna and Balarama meeting their parents (painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River. Master at the Court of Mankot, c. 1700. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
References
- ↑ Guide, Universe (2021). "V346 Puppis Star Facts (Distance, Colour & more) - Universe Guide". www.universeguide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bergeat, J; Chevallier, L. (January 2005). "The mass loss of C-rich giants". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 429: 235–246. arXiv:astro-ph/0601366. Bibcode:2005A&A...429..235B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041280. S2CID 56424665.
