Beta Horologii

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β Horologii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Horologium
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.979[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3/5 III(m)[3]
U−B Template:Engvar +0.15[4]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.13[4]
R−I Template:Engvar +0.05[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 22.074 ± 0.294[6] mas/yr
Dec.: 5.825 ± 0.287[6] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.4568±0.1427 mas[6]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.20[7]
Details
Radius1.40[8] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity63[9] Template:Solar luminosity
Temperature8,303[9] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)115[10] km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Beta Horologii, Latinized from β Horologii, is the third-brightest star in the southern constellation of Horologium. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.98.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.07 mas as seen from Earth,[2] it is located about 295 light years from the Sun. The star is moving away with a radial velocity of +24 km/s.[5]

This is a solitary,[11] A-type giant with a stellar classification of A3/5 III(m).[3] It is a suspected chemically peculiar star of the metallic-line type.[12] Beta Horologii has a relatively high rate of spin with a projected rotational velocity of 115 km/s, giving it an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is an estimated 10% wider compared to the polar radius.[10] It has about 1.40[8] times the radius of the Sun and is radiating 63[9] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,303 K.[9]

References

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  4. a b c HR 909, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line September 18, 2008.
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  8. a b HD 18866, database entry, Catalog of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS), 3rd edition, L. E. Pasinetti-Fracassini, L. Pastori, S. Covino, and A. Pozzi, CDS ID II/224. Accessed on line September 18, 2008.
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External links

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