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]. It has a radius of 1,025 times that of the radius of the Sun. It has an effective temperature of 1,875 K.

References

  1. ↑ Guide, Universe (2021). "V346 Puppis Star Facts (Distance, Colour & more) - Universe Guide". www.universeguide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. 1 2 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.