Beta Microscopii
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 51m 58.76157s [1] |
| Declination | −33° 10′ 40.7037″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.06 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A2Vn |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 6.76 ± 0.34[2] mas |
| Distance | 480 ± 20 ly (148 ± 7 pc) |
| Other designations | |
Beta Microscopii is a star in the constellation Microscopium. Its apparent magnitude is 6.06.[1] Located around 480 ± 20 light-years distant,[2] it shines with a luminosity approximately 66 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 8586 K.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 SIMBAD, Beta Microscopii (accessed 25 March 2015)
- 1 2 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752
. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. - ↑ McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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