Beta Phoenicis

Beta Phoenicis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 01h 06m 05.03952s[1]
Declination −46° 43 06.2785[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.30[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8III + G8III:[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −80.81[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +34.97[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.12 ± 14.62[1] mas
Other designations
CD−47 324, HD 6595, HIP 5165, HR 322, SAO 215365.[4]

Beta Phoenicis is a binary star in the constellation Phoenix. Its apparent magnitude is 3.30[2] Located around 195.0 light-years (59.8 pc) distant, the system is composed of two orange giants of spectral type G8III.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible, 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. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. 1 2 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:0806.2878Freely accessible, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
  4. "bet Phe -- Double or multiple star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2016-09-02.
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