Beta Pic
HIP 27321; Beta Pic
DoubleStar
Pic
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.85
Spectral Type
A5 V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.17)
Distance
63.4 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
05h 47m 17.1s
Dec
-51° 03' 59.0"
Constellation
Pic
HR
2020
HIP
27321
Bayer
Beta
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.2″
Companion Mag
12.6
Companion Sp
M8
Position Angle
215°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Red
Discoverer
LGR 1
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 215° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Shell star.
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