53 Piscium

53 Piscium

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 36m 47.31222s[1]
Declination 15° 13 54.2151[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.87-5.88
Characteristics
Astrometry
Other designations
AG Piscium, HD 3379, HIP 2903, HR 155

53 Piscium, also known as AG Piscium, is a binary star in the constellation Pisces.[1] It is a Beta Cephei variable, varying by 0.01 magnitudes just under every two hours.[2] It has also been found to have some variability in common with Slowly pulsating B stars.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "53 Piscium -- Variable Star of Beta Cephei type". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. Otero, S. A (21 November 2012). "AG Piscium". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. de Cat, P. (2007). "Observational Asteroseismology of slowly pulsating B stars" (PDF). Communications in Asteroseismology 150: 167–74. Bibcode:2007CoAst.150..167D. doi:10.1553/cia150s167.
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