Star · A6 V
β Pic
β Pic is a main-sequence star of spectral type A6 V in the constellation Pictor, 64.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | bet Pic · Gl 219 · HIP 27321 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Distance | 64.0 light-years (19.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.38 |
| Spectral type | A6 V |
| Surface temperature | 8,040 K |
| Luminosity | 8.97 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.54 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.79 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.21 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 47m 17.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 03′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.85). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 39° N. South of latitude 39° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1962. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around β Pic, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1084 4.74 light-years
- WISEPA J061208.69-492023.8 8.99 light-years
- CWISEP J060132.96-592227.3 9.55 light-years
- TOI-2540 9.89 light-years
- Gl 204.1 10.8 light-years
- Gl 176.3 11.4 light-years
- 2MASS J05103520-4208140 12.3 light-years
- Gl 186.1B 13.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.