Phi Eridani

Phi Eridani
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 02h 16m 30.59s[1]
Declination −51° 30 43.8[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.57[2]
Spectral typeB8IV-V[3]

Phi Eridani is a star in the constellation Eridanus. Its apparent magnitude is 3.57.[2] Located around 47.13 parsecs (153.7 ly) distant,[1] it is between the classifications a blue main-sequence star and subgiant with a spectral type B8IV-V. It is possible that a nearby G-type star is related,[4] and the naked-eye star Eta Horologii may be related as well.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. Zuckerman, B.; Song, Inseok (2004). "Young Stars Near the Sun". Annual Review of Astronomy & Astrophysics 42 (1): 685–721. Bibcode:2004ARA&A..42..685Z. doi:10.1146/annurev.astro.42.053102.134111.
  4. 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.
  5. Shaya, Ed J.; Olling, Rob P. (January 2011). "Very Wide Binaries and Other Comoving Stellar Companions: A Bayesian Analysis of the Hipparcos Catalogue". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 192 (1): 2. arXiv:1007.0425. Bibcode:2011ApJS..192....2S. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/192/1/2.
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