Astronomy:S Pictoris

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Short description: Variable star in the constellation Pictor
S Pictoris
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The visual band light curve of S Pictoris, from AAVSO data[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension  05h 10m 57.24760s[2]
Declination −48° 30′ 25.4481″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.5[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6.5e-M8III-IIe[3]
Variable type Mira variable
Other designations
CD−48 1671, HD 33894, HIP 24126[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

S Pictoris is a Mira variable-type star in the constellation Pictor. It ranges between apparent magnitude 6.5 and 14.0, and spectral types M6.5e to M8III-IIe, over a period of 422 days.[3]

References

  1. "Download Data". AAVSO. https://www.aavso.org/data-download. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SIMBAD, S Pictoris (accessed 24 May 2014)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (25 April 2011). "S Pictoris". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=26335. Retrieved 24 May 2014.