Epsilon Sculptoris

ε Sculptoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 45m 38.8s
Declination -25° 03' 09"
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.29
Distance89.5 ± 2.5 ly
(27.4 ± 0.8 pc)
Spectral typeF2IV + G9V
Other designations
HR 514, HD 10830, SAO 167275, HIP 8209, ADS 1394, CCDM 01456-2504

Epsilon Sculptoris (ε Scl, ε Sculptoris) is a star system in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 89.5 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Epsilon Sculptoris A, is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.29 with an angular diameter of 000509 arcseconds. Orbiting it with a separation of 4.6 arcseconds, or at least 125 Astronomical Units, is Epsilon Sculptoris B, a yellow G-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +8.6. A and B make one orbit around their centre of mass once every 1200 years. They are accompanied by two more distant and dimmer companions, the 15th magnitude Epsilon Sculptoris C at a separation of 15 arcseconds and the 11th magnitude Epsilon Sculptoris D, at a separation of 142 arcseconds.

ε Scl A Solar radius = 1.5. ref. Solar luminosity = 5.0. ref. Starry Night software

This star will be in constellation Fornax around 2920 CE.[1]

References

  1. p. 296, Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy, Patrick Moore and Robin Rees, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2011.


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