Lambda Pictoris

Lambda Pictoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 04h 42m 46.42350s [1]
Declination −50° 28′ 52.8050″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.31 [1]
Absolute magnitude (V)+0.01 [1]
Distance374 ± 8 [1] ly
(115 ± 2 [1] pc)
Spectral typeK0.5III[1]
Other designations
HD 30185, HR 1516, SAO 233638, HIP 21914

Lambda Pictoris is a star in the constellation Pictor. An orange giant, its apparent magnitude is 5.31. It moves through the Milky Way Galaxy at a speed relative to the sun of 27.5 km/s. It orbits within a range of approximately 24,200 and 44,300 light years from the center of the galaxy. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, Lambda Pictoris (accessed 9 July 2014)

[1]

  1. ↑ http://www.astrostudio.org/xhip.php?hip=21914
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