Star
β Pictoris
HIP 27321 · White main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (0.17) — a surface around 8,400 K.
Distance
63.4 light-years
Spectral type
A3V
Brightness
mag 3.85
Absolute mag
2.41
Luminosity
9.5 × Sun
Surface
~8,400 K
Right ascension
5h 47m 17s
Declination
−51° 04′
- β Pictoris is a white main-sequence star in Pictor.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.