AE Pictoris

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AE Pictoris

A light curve for AE Pictoris, adapted from Pedersen et al. (2019)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 06h 31m 10.63900s[2]
Declination −61° 52′ 46.3515″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.14[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B3V[4]
B−V color index −0.147±0.006[5]
Variable type
Eclipsing binary[6]
Distance
1,430 ± 40 ly
(440 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.73[5]
Semi-amplitude
(K1)
(primary)		119.0 km/s
Details
Myr
HR 2410, SAO 249572[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

AE Pictoris is an

light years away from the Sun based on parallax,[2] and it is receding with a radial velocity of 34 km/s.[13]

This is a single-lined

luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 18,700 K.[9]

References

  1. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab01e1
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  2. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
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  3. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H
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  4. ^
    doi:10.1086/150069
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  5. ^
    S2CID 119257644
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  6. ^
    S2CID 125853869
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  7. ^
    doi:10.1086/145251
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  8. ^
    S2CID 118629873
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  9. ^
    S2CID 111387483
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  10. S2CID 246030494
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  11. ^ "AE Pic". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  12. hdl:10995/27061
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  13. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W
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