HD 124448

HD 124448
	; A light curve for V821 Centauri, plotted from TESS data. Adapted from Jeffery et al. (2020)
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Centaurus (constellation)
Right ascension	14h 14m 58.6293s
Declination	−46° 17′ 19.294″
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.94 - 10.03
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −6.544±0.038 mas/yr ; Dec.: −0.049±0.032 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	0.6240 ± 0.0312 mas
Distance	5,200 ± 300 ly ; (1,600 ± 80 pc)
Other designations
	V821 Cen, HD 124448, HIP 69619, 2MASS J14145863-4617192
Database references
SIMBAD	data

HD 124448, also called Popper's Star and V821 Centauri, is an extreme helium star in the Centaurus constellation. Discovered by astronomer Daniel Popper, this star has a spectral classification of B2-B3 and a radius of 13 R_☉.

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