Upsilon Piscium
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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Constellation (pronunciation) |
Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 19m 27.9951s |
Declination | +27° 15' 50.611" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.752 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A3V |
U-B color index | +0.10 |
B-V color index | +0.03 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 8.0 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 26.21 mas/yr Dec.: -11.62 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 10.49 ± 0.77 mas |
Distance | 310 ± 20 ly (95 ± 7 pc) |
Other designations | |
Upsilon Piscium (υ Psc) is a star approximately 310 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is bluish-white star of the spectral type A3V. It has a surface temperature of 7,500 to 11,000 Kelvin, and is approximately the same size as our Sun, yet is much hotter and brighter. It has a rotational velocity of 93 kilometers per second at the equator.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Simbad Query Result. Simbad. Retrieved on October 1, 2007.
- ^ "upsilon Piscium". Retrieved on October 1, 2007.