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Star in the constellation Carina
This article is about Q Carinae. For q Carinae, see
V337 Carinae .
HD 61248 is a single[ 5] star in the southernconstellation ofCarina .It has theBayer designation Q Carinae ,[ 6] HD 61248 is the star's identifier in theHenry Draper Catalogue apparent visual magnitude of 4.93.[ 2] parallax measurements, it is located approximately 402light years in distance from theSun .The object is drifting further away with aradial velocity of +63 km/s,[ 1] [ 2]
This is an aginggiant star with astellar classification of K3 III,[ 3] core hydrogen fusion .It has expanded to 30 times theSun's radius and is radiating 279 times theluminosity of the Sun from its enlargedphotosphere at aneffective temperature of 4,289 K.[ 1]
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