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 carbon more than oxygen in its atmosphere, and that is why It has a spectral type of C D.[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]
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.