Beta Caeli
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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| Constellation | Caelum |
| Right ascension | 04h 42m 03.5s |
| Declination | −37° 08′ 40″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.04 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | 2.92[1] |
| Distance | 90.2 ± 1.5 ly (27.7 ± 0.5 pc) |
| Spectral type | F2 V[1] |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Beta Caeli (β Cae, β Caeli) is the bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Caelum. It is categorized as an F-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +5.04. Beta Caeli is approximately 90.2 light years from Earth and slightly over six times brighter than the Sun.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elgarøy, Øystein; Engvold, Oddbjørn; Lund, Niels (March 1999), "The Wilson-Bappu effect of the MgII K line - dependence on stellar temperature, activity and metallicity", Astronomy and Astrophysics 343: 222–228, Bibcode:1999A&A...343..222E
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