Lambda Piscium
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 23h 42m 02.8062s |
Declination | +1° 46′ 48.147″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.49 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A7V[2] |
U−B color index | +0.07 |
B−V color index | +0.21 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +12.4 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -129.55 mas/yr Dec.: -154.87 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 32.38 ± 0.84 mas |
Distance | 101 ± 3 ly (30.9 ± 0.8 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 1.806[2] M☉ |
Radius | ±0.0451 2.0403[2] R☉ |
Luminosity | ±0.1692 13.3897[2] L☉ |
Temperature | ±80 7734[2] K |
Age | 900[2] Myr |
Other designations | |
Lambda Piscium (Lambda Psc, λ Piscium, λ Psc) is a star approximately 101 light years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It is a bluish-white star of A7V spectral classification, meaning it has a surface temperature of 7,500 to 11,000 kelvins. It is much brighter and hotter in surface temperature than the Sun, yet is approximately the same size.[3] Lambda Piscium forms the southeast corner of the "Circlet" in Pisces.[4]
Naming
In Chinese, 雲雨 (Yún Yǔ), meaning Cloud and Rain, refers to an asterism consisting of λ Piscium, κ Piscium, 12 Piscium and 21 Piscium. Consequently, λ Piscium itself is known as 雲雨四 (Yún Yǔ sì, English: the Fourth Star of Cloud and Rain.)[5]
References
- ↑ "Simbad Query Result". Simbad. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Boyajian, Tabetha S.; et al. (July 2013), "Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. III. Main-sequence A, F, G, and K Stars: Additional High-precision Measurements and Empirical Relations", The Astrophysical Journal, 771 (1): 31, arXiv:1306.2974, Bibcode:2013ApJ...771...40B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/771/1/40, 40. See Table 3.
- ↑ "Hipparcos Star Catalog Entry". Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Space.com - Meteor Watch, September 1-7, 2000". Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ↑ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 8 日
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