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] |
| Distance | 444 ± 10 [1] ly (136 ± 3 [1] pc) |
| Spectral type | K5III [1] |
| Other designations | |
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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, Eta2 Pictoris (accessed 23 May 2014)
- ↑ 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/0012289
. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.
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