Pulsation of the cepheid variable L Car
VINCI observations of the pulsation of the Cepheid variable L Car (P = 35.5 days, red dots) and the adjusted radius curve (green line), as deduced from the integration of the radial velocity measured on this star over its pulsation period.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0432c |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 29 October 2004 |
| Related releases: | eso0432 |
| Size: | 800 x 627 px |
About the Object
| Name: | L Carinae |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Pulsating Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable |
| Distance: | 2000 light years |
| Category: | Stars |
