β-Pic (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , β-Pic is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
β-Pic
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources