Star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
Beta Piscis Austrini , Latinized from β Piscis Austrini , is catalogued as a binary star [ 5] [ 6] system in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus . It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.29.[ 2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 22.84 mas as seen from the Earth,[ 1] the star is located 143 light years from the Sun . These coordinates are a source of X-ray emission with a luminosity of 88.5× 1020 W , which is most likely coming from a source other than the A-type stars .[ 11]
Oblak (1978) identified this as a triple star system,[ 3] although subsequent sources list it as a binary.[ 5] [ 6] The magnitude 4.29[ 3] primary, component A, is a white-hued A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V.[ 4] It has an estimated 2.3[ 8] times the mass of the Sun and 2.1[ 9] times the Sun's radius . The star is radiating 37[ 8] times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,638 K.[ 9] There is evidence for an infrared excess , indicating the presence of an orbiting debris disk . This has an estimated temperature of 188 K, indicating an orbital distance of 12 AU from the host star.[ 9] The magnitude 7.8 secondary, component B, has a class of A2 V and lies at an angular separation of 30.3 arc seconds .[ 5] [ 6]
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 23,901 and 28,366 light-years from the center of the Galaxy.[ 12]
With Delta and Zeta it constituted Tien Kang ("heavenly rope") in China .[ 13] [ 14]
References
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^ a b c d Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series , 34 : 1– 49, Bibcode :1978A&AS...34....1N .
^ a b c Oblak, E. (December 1978), "uvbybeta photometry of wide visual double stars with B, A and F spectral type - I.", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series , 34 : 453– 475, Bibcode :1978A&AS...34..453O .
^ a b c Royer, F.; et al. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 463 (2): 671– 682, arXiv :astro-ph/0610785 , Bibcode :2007A&A...463..671R , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20065224 , S2CID 18475298 .
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^ a b c d Rodriguez, David R.; et al. (May 2015), "Stellar multiplicity and debris discs: an unbiased sample", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 449 (3): 3160– 3170, arXiv :1503.01320 , Bibcode :2015MNRAS.449.3160R , doi :10.1093/mnras/stv483 , S2CID 119237891 .
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^ "bet PsA -- High proper-motion Star" , SIMBAD Astronomical Database , Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , retrieved 2017-05-27 .
^ Schröder, C.; Schmitt, J. H. M. M. (November 2007), "X-ray emission from A-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 475 (2): 677– 684, Bibcode :2007A&A...475..677S , doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20077429 .
^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters , 38 (5): 331, arXiv :1108.4971 , Bibcode :2012AstL...38..331A , doi :10.1134/S1063773712050015 , S2CID 119257644 .
^ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Piscis Australis, the Southern Fish , retrieved 2017-05-27 .
^ 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 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日 Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine .
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