Eta2 Pictoris

Eta2 Pictoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 05h 04m 58.01453 s [1]
Declination 49° 34 40.2079 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.0 [1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-0.66 [1]
Distance444 ± 10 [1] ly
(136 ± 3 [1] pc)
Spectral typeK5III [1]
Other designations
HR 1663, HIP 23649, SAO 217164, GC 6234 [1]

Eta2 Pictoris is an orange giant star in the constellation Pictor. Its apparent magnitude is 5.01. Its diameter has been estimated as around 5.6 times that of the Sun.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, Eta2 Pictoris (accessed 23 May 2014)
  2. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (February 2001). "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367: 521–524. arXiv:astro-ph/0012289Freely accessible. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.
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