Beta Piscis Austrini
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 Location of β Piscis Austrini (circled) |
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Right ascension | 22h 31m 30.29s |
| Declination | −32° 20' 45.7" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.29 |
| Distance | 148 ly (45 pc) |
| Spectral type | A1V |
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Beta Piscis Austrini (Beta PsA, β Piscis Austrini, β PsA) is a multiple star system in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, with an apparent magnitude of +4.29. The primary component is a white A-type subgiant. It is approximately 148 light years from Earth.
Beta Piscis Austrini is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 14.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,900 and 28,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.[1]
With Delta and Zeta it constituted Tien Kang ("heavenly rope") in China.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Beta Piscis Austrini (HIP 111188)
- ↑ Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Piscis Australis, the Southern Fish
- ↑ Tien Kang was possibly derived from 天綱 (Tiān Gāng) meaning Materials for Making Tents. AEEA opinion is, δ Piscis Austrini marking itself and stand alone in this asterism. See (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日.
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