---
title: "V527 Car"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-95321"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. V527 Car [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-95321"
---

# V527 Car

V527 Car is an A3mA7-A9 white [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Carina](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/carina), shining at apparent magnitude 9.00 (V). Other catalogues list it as HD 95321 and HIP 53708.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** White star
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 9.00 — Binoculars reach it; the naked eye does not.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Carina](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/carina) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | A3mA7-A9 white star |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 9.00 |
| CONSTELLATION | Carina |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 10h 59m 20.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −58° 07′ 28.0″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | A3mA7-A9 |
| Variability | Delta Scuti pulsator (low amplitude) |
| Variability type (GCVS) | DSCTC: |
| Variability period | 0.213659 days |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.185 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 8.96 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 9.05 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −4.57 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 0.16 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Variable-star designation | V527 Car |
| Washington Double Star id | 10593-5807 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (1975MSS...C01....0H, quality C) |

## Also known as

- HD: HD 95321
- HIP: HIP 53708
- Variable star: V527 Car

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. V527 Car \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-95321

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hd-95321,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{V527 Car}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-95321},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-95321