Mu Pictoris
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Right ascension | 06h 31m 58.31021s [1] |
| Declination | −58° 45′ 13.8117″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.71 [1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -1.12 [1] |
| Distance | 760 ± 70 [1] ly (230 ± 20 [1] pc) |
| Spectral type | B9IVn+A8V[1] |
| Other designations | |
Mu Pictoris is a binary star in the constellation Pictor. Its apparent magnitude is 5.71. The components are a blue-white and white star of spectral types B9IVn and A8V respectively,[1] with a separation of about 2.49" (roughly 600 AU).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, Mu Pictoris (accessed 23 May 2014)
- ↑ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
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