β-Pic (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , β-Pic is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name β-Pic
Object type Star
Other names
β-Pic
Beta Pictoris
HR 2020[1]
HD 39060
HIP 27321[3]
TYC 8099-1392-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4792774797545800832[4]
Position
Right ascension:05h47m17s [4]
Declination:−51°03'58" [4]
Constellation:Pictor
Magnitude:3.85 (V) [2]
4.06 (BT) [2]
3.87 (VT) [2]
3.82 (G) [4]
3.92 (BP) [4]
3.66 (RP) [4]
Distance:19.6 parsec
64.0 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.16
Proper motion (speed):84.2 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):3.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.39

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