QV Telescopii

QV Telescopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Telescopium
Right ascension 18h 17m 07.5s
Declination 56° 01' 24"
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.36
Astrometry
Parallax (π)4.29 ± 0.27 mas
Distance760 ± 50 ly
(230 ± 10 pc)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Be star
Spectral type B3IIIpe
Other designations
HR 6819, HIP 89112,
SAO 245369

QV Telescopii (also catalogued as HR 6819) is a star in the constellation Telescopium. It is a Be star, a rapidly rotating blue-white star with a dusty disk surrounding it. It has a diameter around 3.9 times that of the Sun.[1]

References

  1. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (2001). "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics". Astronomy & Astrophysics 367: 521–24. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.